Multiple outlets report that Apple received a major exemption from U.S. semiconductor import tariffs and that the exemption may be linked to Apple’s dealings with Intel. One account says that as Intel is expected to make at least some upcoming chips for Macs and iPhones, this development could be the key to an exemption Apple obtained almost a year earlier. Another source describes Apple facing the prospect of 100% semiconductor tariffs and, in August 2025, securing an exemption from those import fees. While that exemption was initially attributed to Apple’s investment in U.S. manufacturing, the second report argues it may also have been influenced by Apple contracting Intel for chip production and that the arrangement helped persuade President Trump to grant the tariff relief. Both reports center on the same timeframe and outcome: an August 2025 tariff exemption for semiconductors and a potential role for an Intel supply arrangement in achieving or supporting that exemption. The articles focus on reported connections between Intel’s expected manufacturing role and the earlier tariff decision.
Report says Apple’s Intel chip deal may have helped it avoid 100% semiconductor tariffs
Multiple outlets report that Apple received a major exemption from U.S. semiconductor import tariffs and that the exemption may be linked to Apple’s dealings with Intel. One account says that as Intel...
- Apple receives a semiconductor tariff exemption in the U.S., reported to have been granted in August 2025.
- The exemption is described as potentially avoiding 100% semiconductor import tariffs.
- One report links the exemption to an Intel chip supply arrangement for future Mac and iPhone chips.
- Another report says Apple may have contracted Intel for chip production, which allegedly helped support the tariff relief.
- Both accounts describe the U.S. tariff exemption as occurring shortly after concerns about high semiconductor tariffs.
Apple may have been pushed into a deal to contract Intel for chip production, with it claimed to have persuaded President Trump into giving it an exemption from 100% semiconductor tariffs.Intel could soon be making Apple's chips. Image credit: IntelIn August 2025, facing the prospect of semiconductor tariffs at 100%, Apple managed to secure an exemption from the massive import fees.It appeared at the time to have been avoided thanks to a major investment in U.S. manufacturing efforts. But it may also have been an Intel deal that helped grease the wheels. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
1 month agoIntel in the U.S. is expected to make at least some upcoming Mac and iPhone chips for Apple. That recent development may have been the key to a major tariff exemption on semiconductors Apple received almost a year ago.
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