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U.S. trade regulators approve tariff exemption for Apple Watches

Published 03/23/2020, 06:14 PM
Updated 03/23/2020, 01:45 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Apple Store employee shows the new Series 5 Apple Watch during the preview of the redesigned and reimagined Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York

(Reuters) - U.S. trade regulators have approved Apple Inc's (O:AAPL) request to waive tariffs on China-made Apple Watches, the Office of the United States Trade Representative said in a letter dated Friday.

The iPhone maker had requested for an exclusion in October, seeking relief from U.S. tariffs of 15% that took effect on Sept. 1.

Apple's wearables and accessories business, which includes Apple Watch, AirPods and HomePod, raked in revenue of $24.5 billion in its fiscal year ended Sept. 2019, accounting for about 9.4% of its total sales.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Apple Store employee shows the new Series 5 Apple Watch during the preview of the redesigned and reimagined Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York

Shares of the company were last down 2.3% at $223.89. The stock pared some losses after a Nikkei report said iPhone assembler Foxconn had secured enough workers to meet "seasonal demand" at all major Chinese plants.

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why, can't the company pay that 15% with their cash pile? is this same for all companies. Why special treatment for apple?
I can afford 3 shares lol
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