On August 14, it was reported by foreign media that as early as August 1, President Trump of the United States announced on Twitter that from September 1, he would impose 10% tariffs on imports of US $300 billion from China. Such products include smartphones such as Apple's iPhone, and other consumer electronic products shipped from China to the United States.

Since the iPhone was designed in the United States but assembled in China, it is considered to be imported from China and subject to tariff. This tariff is paid by an American company. Apple can pay all taxes, and then sell the iPhone to consumers at a higher price, so that consumers can bear the increased tariff. Apple can also choose to pay for some additional tariffs, and let consumers pay the rest.

The situation seems to have improved. According to CNBC, the US Trade Representative recently announced that some products related to "health, safety, national security and other factors" will be removed from the list of Chinese imports subject to 10% tariff increase, while other products, including mobile phones, will not be subject to 10% tariff increase before December 15. The United States Trade Representative said that the goods whose duties were suspended included "mobile phones, laptops, video game consoles, certain toys, computer monitors, and certain footwear and clothing goods".

This means that the 2019 iPhone will not be subject to an additional 10% tariff at the beginning of its launch, and the new iPhone should be launched in mid to late September. Guo Mingxuan, an analyst, said that Apple also planned to "absorb most of the additional costs".

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