US President Donald Trump excludes smartphones and computers from tariffs

US President Donald Trump's administration has granted tariff exclusions from steep tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China, providing a big break to tech companies like Apple that rely on imported products. In a notice to shippers, the US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff codes excluded from the import taxes. The exclusions are retroactive to 12.01am on April 5. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The US CBP listed 20 product categories, including the very broad 8471 code for all computers, laptops, disc drives and automatic data…