US Weighs Chip Tariffs to Spur Domestic Growth, Trade Chief Says

The Trump administration continues to weigh US tariffs on imported semiconductors to boost domestic chip manufacturing, though there are no immediate plans to impose any new levies, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.

Speaking at an event marking the expansion of a Micron Technology Inc. memory chip plant in northern Virginia, Greer stressed the importance of using import duties to bring chip production back to the US. At the same time, he made clear that there was “not an immediate” tariff coming “tomorrow or next week,” adding that discussions continue with the industry about the timing and scope.

“We want ...