At the end of September Apple that the new Mac Pro will be manufactured at a factory in Austin, Texas. Probably, this decision was made because of the benefits provided by the US government for 10 of the 15 components supplied from China. As for the remaining 5 components, then, apparently, Apple will have to pay a fee of 25%.
According to online sources, the US Trade Representation denied Apple's requests for incentives for the supply of five components from China used in the manufacture of the Mac Pro. This means that they will be subject to a 25 percent duty, which is levied on goods imported from China. We are talking about optional wheels for the Mac Pro case, an I / O port control board, an adapter, a power cable and a processor cooling system.
The report says that the US Trade Mission sent a formal letter to Apple explaining the situation. Among other things, it says that the company "failed to demonstrate that imposing additional tariffs on a particular product would cause serious economic damage to Apple itself or to US interests." It appears that Apple was unable to convince the agency that these particular components merited an exemption, even though it had previously stated that there were no other sources of Apple-patented components.
It remains to be seen if the Reseller's failure will affect the value of the Mac Pro. Recall that the initial cost of the new Mac Pro is $5999.
Source: 3dnews.ru