Apple asks tariff exemption for its made-in-China components

Apple has asked for the Trump administration to exempt it from tariffs for 15 kinds of components produced in China, reports CNBC.

Based on files from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), those parts include a power supply unit, a stainless-steel structural enclosure, circuit boards and completed mice and trackpads, according to the report.

A new Mac Pro computer and Pro Display XDR are displayed during Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, U.S., June 3, 2019. [Photo: VCG]

CNBC reported that descriptions to those components indicate that they are used for Apple's latest edition Mac Pros, which will be sold in China later this year.

Apple has stressed that there are not alternative sources for those specific, Apple-designed components.

Based on the CNBC report, the American tech giant has been expressing its objections to new tariffs on Chinese imports by the U.S. administration, saying the policy will affect a series of Apple products.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said in May that he himself has told U.S. President Donald Trump that it was wrong to add more tariffs on Chinese products.