<p>Smartphones, computers and other electronic devices that won exemptions from some U.S. tariffs will be part of a forthcoming levy on semiconductors, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, dampening what China had called a “small step” toward easing the trade fight between the world’s two biggest economies.</p>

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the reprieve on select U.S. electronics tariffs is only temporary.{ai:summary}<p>U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that smartphones and computers will face new levies on semiconductors, reversing previous tariff exemptions. This move undermines China's hopes for a thaw in trade relations between the U.S. and China. #politics</p>

Exemption on select U.S. electronics tariffs only a temporary reprieve: commerce secretary

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