Computer, Electronic & Precision Equipment Repair NAICS 811210

Sep 2, 2025 - Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Administration Tariffs

• The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that President Trump overstepped his authority when he declared national emergencies to justify tariffs on many countries. Computer, electronic, and precision equipment repair firms are likely to benefit if the cost of goods imported from countries that were hit with tariffs decrease. US law “bestows significant authority on the president to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax”, the court said in the 7-4 ruling. Many of President Trump’s steep tariffs are “unbounded in scope, amount and duration”, the ruling added, and “assert an expansive authority that is beyond the express limitations” of the law his administration has cited. The court said that the ruling would not take effect until October 14. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court.
• The US Copyright Office has granted several significant exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that allow circumvention of digital locks when necessary for diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of consumer electronics, food service, healthcare, and transportation products, according to global law firm Dentons. These exemptions allow consumers and businesses to seek repairs from third-party services or perform maintenance themselves. The new exemptions were made under the temporary exemption procedure and will need to be renewed in three years during the next rulemaking session.

• Workplace occupancy, an indicator of demand for office equipment, was 52.8% for the seven-day period ending on June 25, down from 54.3% for the seven-day period ending on June 2, according to data gathered from swipes of access control cards in buildings with security systems provided by Kastle Systems. Occupancy has struggled to remain above the 50% mark since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic despite attempts by many organizations to bring employees back. The Dallas, TX, metropolitan area had the highest occupancy for the seven-day period ending on June 25 at 61.3%. The Philadelphia, PA, metropolitan area trailed all others tracked at 42.7%.
• Computer, electronic, and precision equipment repair and maintenance industry sales are forecast to decrease at a 6.78% compounded annual rate from 2025 to 2029, faster than the growth of the overall economy, according to Inforum and the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc. Computer, electronic, and precision equipment repair and maintenance industry employment increased 1.6% over the past ten years, lower than the 13.9% growth in overall private employment, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.