US tariffs: how Trump’s tax is hitting Big Tech and beyond
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Micron tells customers to get ready for tariff surcharges on RAM, SSDs.
Reuters reports US memory manufacturer Micron has told customers it will add surcharges to some of its products once Trump’s tariffs take effect. Micron’s customers put those chips are largely made in China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, in products like laptops, servers, and cars, which will also get more expensive.
The report quotes an executive at an unnamed Asian memory chip manufacturer:
“If they don’t want to bear the taxes, we cannot ship the products. We cannot be held accountable for the decisions made by your government...With this kind of tax rate, no company can generously say, ‘I’ll take on the burden’.”
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