A commerce courtroom has dominated Trump’s tariff barrage unlawful, however the potential for costs climbing stays.
For CNET’s tariff value tracker, I’ve been maintaining a tally of a number of merchandise which have a excessive probability of being affected by President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. Most costs I’ve been taking a look at have remained steady thus far, other than notable will increase for the Xbox Series X and a budget-friendly 4K TV, and occasional reductions throughout massive sale intervals, which is presently the case for some in style earbuds and an inexpensive soundbar. With all that stated, the broader affect of those import taxes remains to be on the horizon, particularly as Trump now claims that tariff charges towards China are going again as much as 55% quickly.
The Trump administration has additionally been working to undo a commerce courtroom ruling which discovered that Trump has no authority to set tariffs as he has been — a transfer now being argued earlier than an appeals courtroom. We’ll see how that in the end performs out, however for now, the likelihood that the president’s tariff insurance policies will result in value hikes stays possible. That’s why I’m persevering with to watch a number of key merchandise you may want or want to purchase quickly, to maintain monitor of the potential tariff impacts.
CNET Tariff Tracker Index
Above, you may try a chart with the typical value of the 11 merchandise included on this piece over the course of 2025. This will assist offer you a way of the general value modifications and fluctuations occurring. Further down, you can try charts for every particular person product being tracked.
We’ll be updating this text frequently as costs change. It’s all within the identify of serving to you make sense of issues so be sure you test again on occasion. For extra, try CNET’s information as to whether it is best to wait to make massive purchases or purchase them now and get knowledgeable tips on put together for a recession.
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Methodology
We’re checking costs day by day and can replace the article and the related charts instantly to replicate any modifications. The following charts present a single bullet level for every month, with the newest one labeled “Now” and displaying the present value. For the previous months, we have gone with what was the commonest value for every merchandise within the given month.
In most circumstances, the value stats utilized in these graphs have been pulled from Amazon utilizing the historic price-tracker software Keepa. For the iPhones, the costs come from Apple’s official supplies and are primarily based on the 128-gigabyte base mannequin of the most recent providing for annually: the iPhone 14, iPhone 15 and iPhone 16. For the Xbox Series X, the costs have been sourced from Best Buy utilizing the software PriceTracker. If any of those merchandise occur to be on sale at a given time, we’ll be sure you let you already know and clarify how these value drops differ from longer-term pricing developments that tariffs could cause.
The 11 merchandise we’re monitoring
Mostly what we’re monitoring on this article are digital units and digital objects that CNET covers in depth, like iPhones and inexpensive 4K TVs — together with a typical bag of espresso, a extra humble product that is not produced within the US to any vital diploma.
The merchandise featured have been chosen for a number of causes: Some of them are in style and/or inexpensive representatives for main client tech classes, like smartphones, TVs and recreation consoles. Others are supposed to signify issues that customers would possibly purchase extra regularly, like printer ink or espresso beans. Some merchandise have been chosen over others as a result of they’re possible extra vulnerable to tariffs. Some of those merchandise have been reviewed by CNET or have been featured in a few of our greatest lists.
Below, we’ll get into extra about every particular person product, and stick round until the tip for a rundown of another merchandise value noting.
iPhone 16
The iPhone is the most well-liked smartphone model within the US, so this was a transparent precedence for value monitoring. The iPhone has additionally emerged as a serious focus for conversations about tariffs, given its recognition and its susceptibility to import taxes due to its abroad manufacturing, largely in China. Trump has reportedly been fixated on the concept that the iPhone can and ought to be manufactured within the US, an concept that specialists have dismissed as a fantasy. Estimates have additionally advised {that a} US-made iPhone would value as a lot as $3,500.
Something to notice about this graph: The value listed is the one you will see should you purchase your cellphone by means of a serious service. If you, say, purchase direct from Apple or Best Buy with out a service concerned, you will be charged an additional $30, so in some locations, you would possibly see the record value of the usual iPhone 16 listed as $830.
Apple’s been taking a number of steps to guard its costs within the face of those tariffs, flying in bulk shipments of product earlier than they took impact and planning to maneuver manufacturing for the US market from China to India. This latter transfer drew the anger of Trump once more, threatening the corporate with a 25% tariff in the event that they did not transfer manufacturing to the US, an thought CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly shot down up to now. This got here after Trump gave a tariff exemption to digital units together with smartphones, so the way forward for that transfer appears doubtful now.
Apple’s flagship gadget remains to be the top-selling smartphone globally, as of Q1 of this 12 months, though new analysis from the agency Counterpoint means that tariff uncertainty will trigger the model’s development to stall a bit all through the remainder of 2025.
Duracell AA batteries
Lots of the tech merchandise in your house would possibly boast a chargeable power supply however particular person batteries are nonetheless an on a regular basis important and I can let you know from expertise that as quickly as you overlook about them, you will be needing to restock. The Duracell AAs we’re monitoring are among the bestselling batteries on Amazon.
Samsung DU7200 TV
Alongside smartphones, televisions are among the hottest tech merchandise on the market, even when they’re an rare buy. This explicit product is a well-liked entry-level 4K TV and was CNET’s decide for finest general price range TV for 2025. Unlike a whole lot of tech merchandise which have key provide strains in China, Samsung is a South Korean firm so it might need some measure of tariff resistance. This mannequin is presently about $29 dearer than ordinary on Amazon, however we’ll have to attend and see if it is a non permanent change or a extra everlasting shift in pricing.
Xbox Series X
Video recreation software program and {hardware} are a market section anticipated to be hit arduous by the Trump tariffs. Microsoft’s Xbox is the primary console model to see value hikes — the corporate cited “market circumstances” together with the rising value of growth. Most notably, this included a rise within the value of the flagship Xbox Series X, up from $500 to $600. Numerous Xbox equipment additionally have been affected and the corporate additionally stated that “sure” video games will ultimately see a value hike from $70 to $80.
Initially, we have been monitoring the value of the way more in style Nintendo Switch as a consultant of the gaming market. Nintendo has not but hiked the value of its handheld-console hybrid and harassed that the $450 price ticket of the upcoming Switch 2 has not but been inflated due to tariffs. Sony, in the meantime, has thus far solely elevated costs on its PlayStation {hardware} in markets outdoors the US.
AirPods Pro 2
The newest iteration of Apple’s wildly in style true-wireless earbuds are right here to signify the headphone market. Much to the chagrin of the audiophiles on the market, a fast take a look at gross sales charts on Amazon exhibits you simply how a lot the model dominates all headphone gross sales. Earlier within the 12 months, they tended to hover round $199 on the location, a notable low cost from its $249 record value, however the value is presently the way more attractive $169, so transfer quick if you need an inexpensive pair. (Or possibly simply anticipate the rumored AirPods Pro 3.)
HP 962 CMY printer ink
This HP printer ink contains cyan, magenta and yellow multi functional product and just lately noticed its value leap from round $72 — the place it stayed for many of 2025 — to $80, which is round its highest value during the last 5 years. We might be holding tabs to see if it is a long-term change or a quick uptick.
This product changed Overture PLA Filament for 3D printers on this piece, however we’re nonetheless monitoring that merchandise.
Anker 10,000-mAh, 30-watt energy financial institution
Anker’s equipment are perennially in style within the tech house and the corporate has already introduced that a few of its merchandise will get dearer as a direct results of tariffs. This particular product has additionally been featured in a few of CNET’s lists of the perfect transportable chargers. This explicit mannequin is displaying as out-of-stock on Amazon in the meanwhile, however was most just lately again as much as $26 after a quick sale.
Bose TV speaker
Soundbars have turn into vital purchases, given the usually iffy high quality of the audio system constructed into TVs. While not the largest or the perfect providing within the house, the Bose TV Speaker is without doubt one of the extra inexpensive soundbar choices on the market, particularly hailing from a model as in style as Bose. This product has been one of many steadiest on this record by way of value all year long, however it’s presently on sale for $199, probably as a part of Amazon’s Memorial Day sale. So, should you’re searching for an inexpensive, tariff-free TV speaker, now is perhaps the time.
Oral-B Pro 1000 electrical toothbrush
They is perhaps much more costly than their conventional counterparts however electrical toothbrushes stay a preferred alternative for shoppers due to how nicely they get the job accomplished. I do know my dentist will not let up on how a lot I would like one. This explicit Oral-B providing was CNET’s general alternative for the perfect electrical toothbrush for 2025.
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook
Lenovo is notable among the many massive laptop computer producers for being a Chinese firm making its merchandise particularly vulnerable to Trump’s tariffs.
Starbucks Ground Coffee (28-ounce bag)
Coffee is included on this tracker due to its ubiquity — I’m definitely consuming an excessive amount of of it nowadays — and since it is uniquely vulnerable to Trump’s tariff agenda. Famously, espresso beans can solely be grown inside a sure distance from Earth’s equator, a tropical span largely outdoors the US and referred to as the “Coffee Belt.”
Hawaii is the one a part of the US that may produce espresso beans, with information from USAFacts displaying that 11.5 million kilos have been harvested there within the 2022-23 season — little greater than a drop within the mug, because the US consumed 282 occasions that quantity of espresso throughout that interval. Making issues worse, Hawaiian espresso manufacturing has declined up to now few years.
All that to say: Americans get nearly all of their espresso from abroad, making it some of the possible merchandise to see value hikes from tariffs.
Other merchandise
As talked about earlier than, we sometimes swap out merchandise with totally different ones that endure notable value shifts. Here are some issues not featured above, however that we’re nonetheless maintaining a tally of:
- Nintendo Switch: The baseline handheld-console hybrid has held regular round $299 most locations — together with Amazon — because it launched in 2017. Whether or not that value might be impacted by tariffs or the upcoming launch of the Switch 2 stays to be seen. This product was changed above with the Xbox Series X.
- Overture PLA 3D printer filament: This is a well-liked alternative on Amazon for the fabric wanted to run 3D printers. It has held regular round $15 on Amazon all 12 months. This product was changed above by the HP 962 printer ink.
Here are some merchandise we additionally needed to single out that have not been featured with a graph but:
- Razer Blade 18 (2025), 5070 Ti version: The newest revision of Razer’s largest gaming laptop computer noticed a $300 value bump just lately, with the bottom mannequin featured an RTX 5070 Ti graphics card now priced at $3,500 forward of launch, in comparison with the $3,200 value introduced in February. While Razer has stayed mum in regards to the reasoning, it did beforehand droop direct gross sales to the US as Trump’s tariff plans have been ramping up in April.
- Asus ROG Ally X: The premium model of Asus’s Steam Deck competitor handheld gaming PC just lately noticed a value hike from $799 to $899, coinciding with the announcement of the corporate’s upcoming Xbox-branded Ally handhelds.
