Commerce Secretary Confirms Plan to Reverse Smartphone Tariff Exemption

They exempted most tech from the tariffs, but now a new tariff is reportedly on the way.

The Trump administration seems to have reversed course on its brief exemption for smartphones and tablets, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirming that separate tariffs will soon be imposed on the devices. The reversal, coming just weeks after consumer electronics were spared under a broader reciprocal tariff package, marks yet another unpredi…