Apple's 100% tariff exemption may have been helped by Intel supply deal

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.


In August 2025, facing the prospect of semiconductor tariffs at 100%, Apple managed to .

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.