American commerce is representedThe office(USTR) announced recently, will right include semiconductorProductInside the China of about 34 billion dollar imports commodity fact to bring to bear on impose custom duty, custom duty is 25 ％ .

This custom duty will from July 6, 2018 become effective, enclothe what import the United States from ChinaTest, detectEquipmentAnd spare partsProduct, the semiconductor that puts forward formerly still has about 80 ％ to be in detailed list of ultimate custom duty in the product.

USTR still offerred to exceed the detailed list of commodity custom duty of 16 billion dollar additionally, include chemical and use atMakeSemiconductor device, brilliant circle, flat monitor and the machine that overspread solely and spare parts, all these will hit semiconductor industry directly. This new the affirmatory product in the detailed account that offer, the industrial policy of China of special benefit from benefit from, for example ” ChinaMake2025 ” . SEMI general objects these custom duty with written comment and the public hearing that are about to hold.

In a the middle of a month in the past, SEMI submitted written comment, provided evidence to the ruinous effect of American semiconductor industry with respect to custom duty. Although SEMI is intense,support is protected better hard valuableIntellectual property, but we think these custom duty are helpless be opposite at solving the United States of Chinese trade act anxious. Contrary, custom duty can be passed add businessCost, introduce uncertainty and strangle innovation to damage semiconductorSupply chainMedium company.

Custom duty of 34 billion dollar be about to become effective, and proposal of custom duty of 16 billion dollar still is in brew in. SEMI will continue to undertake arrange with with Moses, we suggest SEMI member company examines detailed list of this custom duty, assess the impact to oneself.