Apple Inc. said the next version of its high-end Mac Pro desktop computer will be assembled in Texas after the company received tariff waivers on key components.
The new model will be produced in the same factory in Austin operated by Flex Ltd. that has produced the previous Mac Pro since 2013, Apple said in a statement Monday. Manufacturing of the new model was "made possible" after the U.S. government approved on Friday Apple's request for a waiver on 25 percent tariffs on 10 key components imported from China. The company was granted exclusions on several parts, including processors, power components and the computer's casing.
While some key components will be made in China and exported to the U.S. for final assembly, Cupertino, California-based Apple said the new version includes 2.5 times the value of American-made parts as the previous model. The new Pro will include components made by more than 12 U.S. companies in states such as New York, Vermont and Arizona for distribution to U.S. customers, Apple said. The company didn't specify whether this includes Mac Pros being sold outside the U.S.