Monday, March 28th 2022
Big Relief for PC Component Shoppers: US Lifts Import Tariffs on Components from China
The US Government reinstated over 350 products to a list of exclusions to American import tariffs that were in place in January 2021. This would exclude "printed circuit boards," which is an oversimplified classification of motherboards and graphics cards, along with a range of other PC components that appear like PCBs. The US-China trade-war had caused a curious situation of pre-built computers (such as notebooks, desktops, and workstations) enjoying lower prices than import of their various components. This has had a direct impact on prices of motherboards and graphics cards. Whatever the geopolitical motive behind the move, it should certainly take the pressure off pricing, which have been affected not just by the tariffs, but also component shortages, and spikes in material prices, as well as logistics costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the situation in Eastern Europe.
Source:
Tom's Hardware
64 Comments on Big Relief for PC Component Shoppers: US Lifts Import Tariffs on Components from China
Do Republicans Know What Communism Is?
Does China have one of the worst environmental records in the world? Yes they do.
time.com/6090732/china-coal-power-plants-emissions/
Does the EPA regulate environmental laws in the US? Yes they do.
www.epa.gov/newsreleases/greenhouse-gas-emissions-continue-decline-american-economy-flourishes-under-trump-0
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue to Decline as the American Economy Flourishes Under the Trump Administration
Does the US rely too much on China for products that should be made here? Yes they do.
www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2020/09/25/almost-70-of-chinese-kn95-masks-dont-meet-minimum-safety-standards/?sh=6656a06848b9
Now feel free to disagree with my reply but please have something to back it up with. You studied it, I experienced it.
The great sideshow and yet we the consumers eat it up and we ended up with the bill. What else is new? I'm glad it's over so I can pay MSRP for my GPU; screw the politics....
(also Belarus hasn’t been communist since 1990)