After a few days of uncertainty, there's now a more definite reason to believe that US tariffs will soon apply to currently exempted computer parts and semiconductors. That's because the US is probing the "effects on the national security of imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), and their derivative products" (via The Register).
The US Department of Commerce's Notice of Request for Public Comments (NRPC), which is available to view on the Federal Register, ostensibly aiming to get public feedback for transparency and legitimacy, could be the precursor to legislative or regulatory action. The action in this case could, of course, be chip and electronics tariffs.
