{"id":18423,"date":"2025-04-09T19:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/why-you-cant-just-repair-your-phone-in-the-us-to-avoid-trump-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T19:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:37:25","slug":"why-you-cant-just-repair-your-phone-in-the-us-to-avoid-trump-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/why-you-cant-just-repair-your-phone-in-the-us-to-avoid-trump-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you can\u2019t just repair your phone in the US to avoid Trump tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business owners warn taxes may increase parts prices, making electronics repairs more costly than before<\/p>\n

Tariffs<\/a> that took effect in the US at midnight on Wednesday are expected to make buying new smartphones more expensive. But opting to fix an old or damaged device as a way to save money may not avoid a higher bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do expect that we\u2019ll have to increase our own parts prices some, too, unfortunately,\u201d said Elizabeth Chamberlain, the director of sustainability at the device repair company iFixit. \u201cWe\u2019re actively looking for sources of harvested parts from within the US. Even with higher prices on parts, however, repairs will still be much more economical than buying new.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nBusiness owners warn taxes may increase parts prices, making electronics repairs more costly than before
\nTariffs that took effect in the US at midnight on Wednesday are expected to make buying new smartphones more expensive. But opting to fix an old or damaged device as a way to save money may not avoid a higher bill.
\n\u201cWe do expect that we\u2019ll have to increase our own parts prices some, too, unfortunately,\u201d said Elizabeth Chamberlain, the director of sustainability at the device repair company iFixit. \u201cWe\u2019re actively looking for sources of harvested parts from within the US. Even with higher prices on parts, however, repairs will still be much more economical than buying new.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Business owners warn taxes may increase parts prices, making electronics repairs more costly than before Tariffs that took effect in the US at midnight on Wednesday are expected to make buying new smartphones more expensive. But opting to fix an old or damaged device as a way to save money may not avoid a higher …<\/p>\n

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