Reciprocal tariffs risk US electronics shortages: Pegatron

Taiwan's Pegatron, an important supplier to Apple and Dell, said on Monday that President Donald Trump's tariffs were confusing US customers and risked leading to shortages of consumer electronics in the United States.

- Reuters [e-mail]

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Washington's on-again, off-again levies have created uncertainty for U.S. retailers and disrupted decisions on shipments, the electronics manufacturer's chairman T.H. Tung told Reuters on the sidelines of an awards event.

"Within two months, shelves in the United States might resemble those in third-world countries, where people visit department stores and markets only to find empty shelves, all because everyone is waiting and seeing," Tung said.