Computer, Electronic & Precision Equipment Repair NAICS 811210

May 1, 2025 - Some Electronic Products Exempted From Tariffs

• Some electronics products imported to the US have been exempted from President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, according to US Customs and Border Protection. Profit margins of computer, electronic, and precision equipment repair companies may be compressed if tariffs are applied to these products in the future. The exemption, which comes after the Trump administration imposed a minimum tariff rate of 145% on Chinese goods imported to the US, does not include the 20% tariff on Chinese goods for the country’s alleged role in the fentanyl trade. Computer monitors and various electronic parts are among the exempted products. The exemption applies to products entering the US or removed from warehouses as early as April 5.
• 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 53.4% for the seven-day period ending on April 16, down from 54.2% for the seven-day period ending on April 9, 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 Houston, TX, metropolitan area had the highest occupancy for the seven-day period ending on April 16 at 63.4%. The San Francisco, CA, metropolitan area trailed all others tracked at 42.5%.
• 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.