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OSAKA – Sharp is considering relocating its China-based manufacturing of laptop computers and other U.S.-bound products that would be affected by Washington's latest tariff threats, Chairman Tai Jeng-wu told reporters Monday.
"We have many production bases in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations where we can make them cheaply," he said.
Laptop production, now handled by Sharp subsidiary Dynabook in China, could be moved to facilities in Taiwan or Vietnam run by Sharp or other companies in the Hon Hai Precision Industry group if the U.S. levies tariffs of up to 25% on another $300 billion in Chinese imports. About 10% of Sharp's laptops go to the U.S., Tai said, meaning that a shift would likely affect an estimated 10,000 units of monthly capacity.
Sharp will also look into moving Chinese manufacturing of large displays for advertising and offices to Hon Hai facilities in Mexico.
The news follows a Nikkei report last week that Sharp plans to shift production of high-end and midrange multifunction printers from China's Jiangsu Province to Thailand. The company sells nearly 100,000 printers a year to the American market, accounting for an estimated 20% of global sales.