techspot US extends tariff exemption on GPUs and PCBs for another nine months

[UltraMega]

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Nvidia and Zotac were among the companies requesting that GPUs be granted an exemption this time last year. They claimed that the tariffs, which were as high as 25 percent in some cases, were compounding the problems of supply chain disruptions, shortages, and unprecedented demand. Other tech companies including Apple and Intel were also writing to the USTR with their own woes about the tariffs.

 

When the USTR finally relented in March, the GPU market was already starting to cool and it took just days for OEMs to start announcing sizable discounts and price cuts.

US extends tariff exemption on GPUs and PCBs for another nine months

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Then-President Donald Trump directed the USTR to create the tariffs in 2018 amid the trade war with China. After...

 

I saw something the other day that suggested this tariff was part of the reason AMD felt rushed to get some GPUs out now. 

 

[Fluxmaven]

I was wondering if this would get extended. Glad it did since I'm planning on a few more upgrades in the near future.