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South Korea’s Trade Minister said on Saturday (January 17, 2026) that a U.S. proclamation imposing a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips would have a limited impact on South Korean companies.
The new U.S. 25% tariff targets advanced chips made by Nvidia and AMD, not memory chips.
KEY POINTS
- South Korean memory chip exports are currently excluded from the initial phase of U.S. tariffs.
- The U.S. may impose tariffs up to 100% on non-U.S.-investing South Korean and Taiwanese chipmakers.
- Tariffs exclude AI chips and devices imported for U.S. data centers, startups, or public sector applications.
- A potential second phase could expand tariffs, though specifics and timing remain uncertain.
COMPANIES
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