Asus, Lenovo and Co.: Notebook manufacturers suspend deliveries to the USA

After Framework and Razer, other major notebook manufacturers are suspending their deliveries to the USA. Initially, only temporarily.

With the effective date of the massive US punitive tariffs on many products, many well-known notebook manufacturers are suspending deliveries to the USA. As the Taiwanese financial newspaper Commercial Times reports, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Dell, and HP are suspending deliveries to the USA. This means that the availability of new products there is likely to be limited.

Gloomy forecasts for the PC market in April

According to the newspaper, the major notebook manufacturers informed local suppliers on April 9 about the suspension of deliveries of all products – both notebooks and related components – that are offered in the USA. Initially, trade is to be suspended for a period of two weeks.

Industry experts assume that companies' sales in April will “probably be dismal”. In addition to notebooks, the first wave of the most affected sectors would also affect manufacturers of smartphones and network communications, according to reports.

Trump tariffs cause a turnaround in the PC market

The massive punitive tariffs of up to 104% imposed by the US government on China are casting a gloomy light on the PC market, among others. Market researchers at IDC predict that growth in the PC sector will come to an abrupt halt after the first quarter of 2025 due to Trump's tariff package.

In the first quarter, the global PC market grew by a healthy 4.9% (63.2 million units) compared to the same quarter of the previous year. One of the reasons for this is considered the upcoming Windows 10 phase-out in October 2025. The anticipated Trump tariffs are also said to have boosted growth in the first quarter through pre-emptive purchases.

Lenovo currently leads the PC market with a market share of 24.1 percent. It is followed by HP, Dell, Apple, and Asus. The ranking of the top 5 therefore includes four companies that are no longer supplying products to the USA until further notice. Apple is said to have its US warehouses full, so no price increases are to be expected for now, writes Bloomberg.

IDC predicts that the uncertainty surrounding the US tariffs and the associated inflationary pressure, as well as the global recession risks will have an impact on PC demand throughout the year.

(wpl)