Taiwan and US sign reciprocal trade agreement
Taiwan and US sign reciprocal trade agreement
2026-02-13
After many months of negotiations, Taiwan and the US have finally signed a reciprocal trade agreement. US tariffs on Taiwanese goods will be capped at 15%, Taiwan’s semiconductors and related products will be granted the most favorable treatment under Section 232 of the US’ Trade Expansion Act. A total of 2,072 Taiwanese goods amounting to early US$10 billion will be exempt from tariffs. Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun has said that, originally, the US had hoped the tariff rates would take effect after approval from the Legislative Yuan. But Taiwan’s negotiating team managed to chance the process so that they take effect once procedural steps are completed. Still, Cheng urged the Legislature to review the agreement as soon as possible. Let’s hear from her.
Cheng Li-chiun
Vice premier
We secured a non-cumulative reciprocal tariff rate of 15%. If we factor the exempted items, the average tariff rate on Taiwan exports is just about 12.33%. That’s a total reduction of 23.45% from our two stages of negotiations. At one point, the US had requested that the tariff rates take effect after the agreement cleared the Legislative Yuan. But thanks to our efforts, the US agreed to implement them quickly, following its domestic administrative procedures. The rates will take effect once the agreement is published in the Federal Register.
Representatives from both countries posed for a commemorative photo with the agreement. From the Taiwan side, it’s Vice Premier Cheng, Minister Without Portfolio Yang Jen-ni and Taiwan’s representative to the US Alexander Yui. From the US side, it’s Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and AIT Managing Director Ingrid Larson. The key takeaway is that tariffs on Taiwanese goods have been reduced from 20% to 15%, putting Taiwan on par with other Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea. For key industries like the chip making industry, the pressure has eased for now.
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台美貿易協定簽了! 2027項產品豁免對等關稅
2026-02-13
台美貿易協定正式簽署，15%不疊加與232最惠國待遇，細節部份輸美農業與工業共2072品項豁免，總額近百億美元，對美開放部份多是自給率低的產品，影響層面較小，行政院副院長鄭麗君也透露，美方原本希望立院同意後才生效，是盡力爭取才改走完流程就生效，喊話立院盡速審議。
[[行政院副院長 鄭麗君]]
“取得對等關稅15%不疊加，但是如果我們加計這些豁免的品項之後，我國輸美的最終平均稅率，將會再降到12.33%，經過兩個階段的談判，減少了23.45%。談判過程當中，美方一度要求，希望等待我們的協議，在國會完成審議之後，才讓降稅生效，但是經我方的溝通跟爭取之後，美方已經同意會以最快的時間，循其國內行政程序，在聯邦公報載明之後，就讓降稅生效”
行政院副院長鄭麗君、政務委員楊珍妮、駐美代表俞大㵢、美國商務部長盧特尼克、美國貿易代表葛里爾、AIT執行理事藍鶯一字排開，手上拿著台美對等貿易協定開心合影。台灣商品稅率由原本20%調降到15%，讓出口條件與亞洲主要競爭對手日本、韓國持平，對半導體等主力產業來說，壓力暫時緩解。
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