Apple’s fastest-growing division, which includes Apple Watch, AirPods earphones and HomePod speaker, is at risk of being caught up in US President Donald Trump’s latest proposals to slap a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports.

　　苹果增长最快的部门可能被卷入美国总统唐纳德特朗普最近提出的对中国输美商品加征10%关税的计划，该部门的产品包括苹果手表、AirPods耳机和HomePod音箱。

　　Despite the tech group’s iPhones and Mac computers so far being exempt from US tariffs, the devices that make up the bulk of Apple’s multibillion-dollar “other products” unit are exposed to Mr Trump’s looming trade war.

　　尽管这家科技公司的iPhone手机和Mac电脑目前没有受到美国加征关税的影响，但同样为该公司贡献不菲收入的“其他产品”部门的大部分设备可能受到日益逼近的特朗普贸易战的冲击。

　　Apple could be forced to raise US prices to compensate for higher duties on the Chinese-made products or take a hit to profit margins.

　　苹果可能被迫提高在美国市场的售价，以抵消美国对在中国制造的产品加征关税的影响，否则其利润率将受到影响。

　　In a research note last week, analysts at Morgan Stanley pointed to “increasingly heated trade rhetoric between the US and China” as among the “greatest risks” to Apple’s share price in the months leading up to September’s next iPhone.

　　在上周的一份研究报告中，摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley)分析师指出，在苹果可能于今年9月发布下一代iPhone前的这段时间里，“美国与中国之间日益火爆的贸易言论”对苹果股价构成“最大风险”之一。

　　The potential tariffs form part of the Trump administration’s latest $200bn list of affected product categories. Smart speakers from Apple’s rivals, such as Amazon’s Echo, Google Home and Sonos, could also be hit, as well as Fitbit’s smartwatches.

　　上述可能加征的关税是特朗普政府最新公布的2000亿美元征税产品类别清单的一部分。来自苹果竞争对手的智能语音设备——例如亚马逊(Amazon)的Echo、谷歌智能家居(Google Home)以及Sonos——还有Fitbit的智能手表可能也会受到影响。