Dhaka, April 15 -- No tariff exemption is being extended to smartphones and other electronic products manufactured in China.

President Donald Trump made the announcement on Sunday, clarifying that such items are instead being shifted under a different tariff policy.

The announcement came in contrast to a notice issued earlier by US Customs, which stated on Saturday that the elevated tariffs would not take effect even if goods such as mobile phones, computers and semiconductors were imported from China.

Within 48 hours, however, Trump offered a conflicting message.

He denied that tariff exemptions had been granted for these products.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump asserted that no exemptions had been approved for any product, dismis...