Supply Chain Research

The U.S. government has opened the process to request exemptions from “list 4A” tariffs on Chinese exports that were applied in September. As of Nov. 3, 148 exemptions had been filed – on the basis of list 3 applications that could eventually reach 16,000. Given only 7.1% of list 3 filing have been assessed, list 4A applicants could be waiting a long time for a decision. Among early list 4A filers is Apple, with 11 applications covering its iMac, Apple Watch and Airpod ranges. Apple had a 67% success rate in its list 3 applications. Other filers in the electronics sector for list 4A incl...