Computer, Electronic & Precision Equipment Repair NAICS 811210

Jan 2, 2026 - Trump Administration Considers Tariff Options

• The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are legal. Computer, electronic, and precision equipment repair firms are likely to benefit if the cost of goods imported from countries that were hit with tariffs decreases. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled earlier that President Trump overstepped his authority when he declared national emergencies to justify tariffs on many countries. The Trump administration can use other laws to impose duties on goods from other countries if the tariffs are ruled illegal. The administration will most likely rely on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act to recreate Trump's tariffs, experts told Business Insider. Section 301 allows the US to place tariffs on goods from countries if they "either violated international trade law or otherwise acted unfairly," according to Rachel Brewster, a professor of international trade at Duke Law School. The law includes provisions that allow the president to form trade deals with other countries to resolve the unfair trade practices, so the deals Trump already struck could likely be "folded into" Section 301, Brewster said. Section 232 allows the president to impose tariffs on goods determined to be a national security threat. Trump has already applied it to goods ranging from aluminum to bathroom vanities, according to Business Insider.
• 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 55.8% for the seven-day period ending on September 10, up from 51.4% for the seven-day period ending on September 3, 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 Austin, TX, metropolitan area had the highest occupancy for the seven-day period ending on September 10 at 69.8%. The San Francisco, CA, metropolitan area trailed all others tracked at 42.6%.
• 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.