Mexico tariff hike will not impact Taiwan’s chips: Trade officeStaff writer, with CNAA tariff hike to be imposed by the Mexican government will not affect Taiwan-made information and communications technology (ICT) related items such as semiconductors, the Executive Yuan’s Office of Trade Negotiations said yesterday. According to the office, these items, including chips, servers, graphics cards and printed circuit boards (PCBs), represent about 70 percent of Taiwan’s exports to Mexico, so the tariff hike is expected to have limited impact on Taiwanese exporters. During the talks, Taiwan’s representative office presented Mexico with a list of 105 Taiwanese export items for which it sought preferential status, with Taiwanese exporters concerned over the potential impact of the tariff hike. It was agreed that 82 products among the 105 listed will be levied at either the current tariff or a lower tariff, which is expected to stabilize Taiwan’s outbound sales to Mexico, according to the office. According to Kung, Taiwan’s ICT products remain protected by the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA), which has eliminated all import duties on a wide range of products.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2025 16:46 UTC