President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration will impose tariffs on semiconductor imports of companies that do not transfer their production to the United States, speaking before dinner with executive directors from large technological companies.
Since he returned to the presidency in January, the threat of Trump tariffs has moved away commercial partners, caused volatility in financial markets and fed global economic uncertainty.
“Yes, I have discussed it with people here. Chips and semiconductors: we will impose tariffs on companies that are not entering. We will put a tariff very soon,” Trump said, without giving an exact date or rate.
“It will be a quite substantial tariff, not so high, but considerable, with the understanding that if they enter the country, if they are coming, building or planning to come, there will be no tariff,” Trump told reporters.
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Trump has made tariffs a pillar of United States foreign policy, using them to exercise political pressure, renegotiate trade agreements and obtain concessions from countries and companies that export goods to the US. UU.
“If they are not coming, there will be a tariff,” he said in his comments on the semiconductors.
“For example, I would say that (Apple’s CEO) Tim Cook is in a very good position,” he added, while Cook sat in front of the table.
Apple iPhone manufacturer, recently increased its domestic investment commitment in the US to 600, 000 million dollars for the next four years, as technological leaders have approached Trump in their second term.
Last month, Trump said that the United States would impose a tariff of approximately 100% to semiconductor imports, although it will not apply to companies that manufacture in the US. Uu. Or that they have committed to do so.
The Tsmc Taiwanese giant, as well as South Korean Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have announced investments in chips manufacturing in the United States.
Trump has faced legal resistance in its use of tariffs. His administration has asked the US Supreme Court to quickly listen to an appeal to preserve its broad tariffs applied under a 1977 law destined for emergencies, after a lower court invalidated most of the taxes that have been central to its economic and commercial agenda.
With Reuters information
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