Amaya Toman The Verge magazine managed to obtain email communications that prove that CEO Tim Cook made every possible effort to ensure that his company was as little affected as possible by the tariffs imposed on Chinese exports by US President Donald Trump. The emails were handed over following a request under the Right to Information Act.
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Petr Škuta The e-mails in question date back to last summer, when Apple sought an exemption from customs duties on Mac Pro components imported from China. Reports clearly indicate that Tim Cook and his team have repeatedly held talks with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his office staff. One of Apple's employees, for example, writes in one of the reports that Cook discussed this topic with the President of the United States. The reports mention the specific tariffs that hit Mac Pro components, and the employee in question also writes that Cook is hoping for another meeting with the ambassador, among other things.
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The accompanying report says that Cook was in contact with Lighthizer and that there was a phone call. Most of the content remains classified due to its nature of sensitive commercial information, but most likely there were discussions about the impact of customs duties and their possible reduction. Apple has been successful in many ways as far as exemption requests are concerned. It was indeed granted an exemption for a number of components, and the company also avoided duties on iPhones, iPads and MacBooks. Customs duties only applied to imports from China to the United States.
