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. Intel could soon be making Apple's chips. Image credit: Intel In August 2025, facing the prospect of semiconductor tariffs at 100%, Apple managed to secure an exemption from the massive import fees .