Apple stands to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Supreme Court’s ruling that President Trump had exceeded his authority when imposing tariffs on nearly every U.S. trading partner. The company makes almost all of its products in countries that faced high levies, such as China. Over the past three quarters, Apple paid about $3.3 billion in total in tariffs.
A spokesman for Apple declined to comment on whether the company had asked for a refund on tariffs, or would ask for one.
Apple and its chief executive, Tim Cook, have courted Mr. Trump over the past year, in an effort to shield the company from the president’s tariff threats. Last February, Apple promised to invest $500 billion in the United States over the next four years.
In August, Mr. Cook and Mr. Trump said the company would invest an additional $100 billion in the United States. During a visit to the White House, Mr. Cook presented Mr. Trump with a 24-karat gold plaque, praised the president and committed to buying more American-made semiconductors.
Kalley Huang is a Times reporter in San Francisco, covering Apple and the technology industry.
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