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- PCWorld reports that the Trump Administration imposed 25% tariffs on advanced computing chips like Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X due to national security concerns.
- These tariffs aim to promote domestic semiconductor production while providing exceptions for chips supporting U.S. technology supply chains and manufacturing.
- The move follows previous actions including 50% tariffs on China-origin chips and threatens broader semiconductor import restrictions.
The Trump Administration said Wednesday that it will place tariffs on certain “advanced computing chips,” such as the Nvidia H200, to address what the government referred to as national security concerns.
The additional tariffs didn’t name a specific country, referring only to “national security concerns with respect to imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and their derivative products.”
What those products are weren’t specified, there were a few exceptions. The government said that a 25 percent tariff will apply to “certain advanced computing chips, such as the Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X. This tariff will not apply to chips that are imported to support the buildout of the U.S. technology supply chain and the strengthening of domestic manufacturing capacity for derivatives of semiconductors.” The fact sheet announcing the tariffs didn’t link to any additional list of products.
The government also warned that the Trump administration may impose broader tariffs on semiconductor imports and their derivative products, in a push to promote domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
Trump and his administration used the prospect of tariffs as leverage to push major chip manufacturers to invest in U.S. production. For example, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced a $100 billion investment in U.S. chip plants. In August 2025,Trump threatened a 100 percent tariff on all imports of computer chips, unless they were made in the United States. Before today, the administration had placed a 50 percent tariff on chips originating in China.
