The U.S. will impose tariffs on computer chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports as soon as mid-February, President Trump said.

Though the United States is the global leader in designing chips, the vast majority of chip production happens overseas, particularly in U.S.-ally Taiwan.

Donald Trump called for tariffs on foreign computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals from places like Taiwan in the near future.

If $2,000 for Nvidia's toasty new RTX 5090 graphics card feels a little steep, things might be about to get a whole lot more expensive. Speaking to Republicans at a conference in Miami on Monday, President Trump threatened to impose up to 100% tariffs on chips from Taiwan.

He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Without going into detail about what might happen to the $52 billion in subsidies from the CHIPS Act under his administration,

President Donald Trump has stated that he plans to impose tariffs as high as 100% on semiconductors made outside the U.S. Trump previewed the plan Monday afternoon during a GOP event in his Doral, Florida,

Trump Announces New Tariffs On Foreign Production Of Computer Chips In remarks to House Republicans in Miami, Florida, President Trump discussed new tariffs on foreign-produced computer chips. Fuel your success with Forbes.