The United States of America has opened national security investigations on imports from Semi -conductors and pharmaceutical productsAnother new progress in Trump President TrumpWhich can lead to a tariff for these products.
The US Department of Trade published late Monday in the Federal Registry notifications on the investigations, and it requested General comments Within three weeks. They have not officially announced them before.
Despite President Trump Pausó last week for 90 Days, most of the largest increases in definitions, regardless Pharmaceutical medications, wood, copper and computer computer chips.
Definitions to protect national security
The Ministry of Commerce said it is investigating how imports Computer chipsEquipment for making it and the products it contains. Chips are found in many basic products such as cars, refrigerators, smartphones and other elements. According to Article 232 of the 1962 Commercial Extension Law, the president can impose definitions on Protection of national security.
Research includes evaluating the potential of the American national chips The request satisfies us And the role of manufacturing, assembly, tests and mobilization to meet these needs.
Among other aspects of the chips supply chain, the government intends to study The risks that are focused on production abroad. The effect of foreign governments in the industry will also study, and how this affects the competitiveness of us.
Medicines and semi -conductors of private production
After Trump said that the electronics will not be included in what you call it “Mutual definitions” Up to 50 % on some countries, the US Minister of Trade, Howard Lootnick, explained in an ABC news interview that pharmaceutical products are semi -conductors, Cars They will deal with them “Specified” definitions for each sector “.
“They cannot negotiate,” Lottenic said. “They will only be part of the guarantee that we are trembling with the basic national security articles that must be manufactured in this country. We have to manufacture medicines in this country,” he said. “We need to manufacture semiconductors“.
Searching for Pharmaceutical imports It will focus on the components used to manufacture medicines and will analyze national security problems and rely on other countries. When Trump asked about his plans to impose more customs tariffs on pharmaceutical products, the US president said Monday: “Yes, we will do that in the non -distant future. We will do so because of We want to manufacture our own drugs“Ensure.
The dependency of other countries
More than 70 % of the materials, or active pharmaceutical components, used to manufacture medicines made in the United States in other countries, being India, The European Union and China are the main suppliers. The United States is produced almost Fifth of all pharmaceutical products It is manufactured in the world, but it consumes about 45 %, much more than any other country.
The United States is also a great product for semi -conductors, but only in some areas. That is largely dependent on Taiwan and South Korea imports For certain types of advanced chips. Specifically, Taiwan dominates the production of advanced logic chips with 92 % of all manufacturing capabilities, according to the International Trade Administration and South Korea by 8 %.
Products like PCs and smartphones There are necessary components to manufacture them- and they mean approximately 174,000 dollars (153,000 million euros) in American imports from China last year. Management plans indicate that these electronic products will continue to impose taxes on the previous definitions (not “mutual”), and perhaps, with, with Additional fees specific from the sectors.
he An expensive process to change supply chains
Although the main manufacturers of computer chips, such as the semiconductor manufacturer. An expensive process to change supply chains All it was for years.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday that it was withdrawn from the 2019 agreement, commented Anti -beating About imports from Fresh tomatoes from MexicoEffective in 90 days. He said that the current agreement did not protect American producers from tomato imports with “unfair prices.” Most tomatoes from Mexico will be subject to a 20.91 % tariff.
