Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips
by Lauren Almeida and Alicia Chen in Taipei from Technology | The Guardian on (#77H5S)
Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer
Donald Trump has ordered a new 15% tariff on imported products made of polysilicon, an important ingredient in microchip manufacturing that is primarily produced by China.
The new tariff, which will take effect on 4 December, is aimed at supporting US chip and solar panel supply chains to compete with Beijing on artificial intelligence and energy.
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