As you may be aware, the United States announced a series of tariffs on goods and materials manufactured in China. A majority of the electronics and hardware that are essential to the technology industry will be affected by these tariffs. Starting on September 24th, 2018 the US implemented a 10% tariff and on January 1st, 2019 they were planned to go up to 25%, although this has been recently postponed for 90 days while the US and China renegotiate.