{"id":2475085,"date":"2025-08-15T10:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-set-tariffs-on-steel-microchips-and-semiconductors\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T10:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:58:42","slug":"trump-to-set-tariffs-on-steel-microchips-and-semiconductors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-set-tariffs-on-steel-microchips-and-semiconductors\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to set tariffs on steel, microchips, and semiconductors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-set-tariffs-on-steel-microchips-and-semiconductors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on steel and semiconductor chips within the next two weeks. Speaking from Air Force One, he indicated that the tariffs would initially be set at a lower rate to encourage companies to manufacture in the United States, with higher tariffs to follow if they do not comply.Although no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cuts-trade-negotiations-with-canada-over-digital-services-taxes\/\" title=\"... cuts trade negotiations with Canada over digital services taxes\">specific tariff rates<\/a> were given, Trump previously mentioned potentially imposing tariffs around 100% on these imports. The declaration comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carrier-becomes-latest-company-to-increase-us-manufacturing-as-part-of-comeback-under-trump\/\" title=\"Carrier becomes latest company to increase US manufacturing as part of \u2018comeback\u2019 under ...\">amidst ongoing trade negotiations<\/a> and follows recent tariffs going into effect, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-war-is-over-nigel-farage-on-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-announcing-they-finally-have-come-to-an-agreement\/\" title=\"\u201cThe War Is Over\u201d \u2013 Nigel Farage On The United Kingdom and the ... Announcing They Finally Have Come to an Agreement\">trade deal<\/a> with the European union that reduced tariffs from 30% to 15%. Major sources of U.S. steel imports include Canada, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, and Germany, while semiconductor imports primarily come from Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel, South Korea, and Ireland.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to set tariffs on steel, microchips, and semiconductors &lsquo;next week and the week after&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2204315\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced he would be setting tariffs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">steel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/semiconductors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">semiconductor<\/a> chips within the next two weeks as he spoke to the White House press pool aboard Air Force One on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be setting tariffs next week and the week after on steel and on, I would say, chips. Chips and semiconductors, we&rsquo;ll be setting sometime next week, week after,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LFXf7XBccSc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3500844\/trump-putin-summit-ukraine-negotiations\/\">Trump threatens &#8216;severe&#8217; consequences for Putin: &#8216;Not doing this for my health&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3500775\/trump-looks-to-apply-lessons-from-helsinki-in-face-to-face-with-putin\/\">Trump looks to apply lessons from Helsinki in face-to-face with Putin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3496442\/trump-administration-columbia-university-antisemitism-settlement-compliance-agreements\/\">Trump administration makes headway in campus antisemitism legal fights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump said he would initially set these tariff rates lower to give companies the opportunity to build in the United States, though he did not announce any specific rates. Last week, he told reporters he planned to set &ldquo;approximately 100%&rdquo; tariffs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3492532\/trump-semiconductor-tariffs-apple-unveils-100-billion-investment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">chips and semiconductors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to have a rate that is going to be lower in the beginning, then that gives them the chance to come in and build, and very high after a certain period of time,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LFXf7XBccSc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Friday. &ldquo;And if they don&rsquo;t build here, they have to pay a very high tariff, which doesn&rsquo;t work, so they&rsquo;ll have to come in and build.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3491353\/trump-tariffs-go-into-effect-us-new-trade-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP TARIFFS GO INTO EFFECT AS US BROKERS NEW TRADE DEALS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canada, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, and Germany are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-set-tariffs-on-steel-microchips-and-semiconductors-next-week-and-the-week-after-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to ... on ..., microchips, and ... \u2018next week and the week after\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">top source countries<\/a> for U.S. steel imports, according to April 2025 data from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.steel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMP2504.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> American Iron and Steel Institute<\/a>. Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel, South Korea, and Ireland are some of the countries that import the most semiconductor chips to the U.S., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/research\/semiconductor-trade-statistics-tariffs\/#:~:text=U.S.%20semiconductor%20imports%20and%20exports,negative%20balance%20with%20just%2028.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Motley Fool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration announced new tariffs that went into effect last week after the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extended trade deal deadline<\/a>. 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