# South Korea’s trade minister said a US proclamationimposing a 25 per cent tariff on certain advanced computing chips would have a limited impact on South Korean companies.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-01-17 · The Straits Times*

## Key points

- The 25% US tariff targets advanced chips from Nvidia and AMD, excluding Korean memory chips for now.
- US Commerce Secretary warned non-US investing Korean and Taiwanese chipmakers could face up to 100% tariffs.
- US tariffs currently exclude chips imported for data centers, startups, consumer, and public sector use.
- US may expand tariffs to a broader range of semiconductors and derivative products to boost domestic production.
- The tariffs follow a nine-month Section 232 investigation targeting high-end semiconductors meeting certain benchmarks.

**Companies:** Nvidia, AMD
**Countries:** South Korea, United States

[Read the full story on The Straits Times](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-says-us-chip-tariff-to-have-limited-immediate-impact)

---

Canonical: https://newsio.io/n/dae2cfbb-6057-4592-9958-24ead3cf46dd/south-koreas-trade-minister-said-a-us-proclamationimposing-a-25-per-cent-tariff
Summarized by Newsio from The Straits Times. https://newsio.io/how-it-works