Electronics from Taiwan: 10% US Tariff (2026)
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The Supreme Court struck down the 2025 IEEPA tariffs and a $166B refund pool is open. See your personalized refund opportunity & filing roadmap.
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Data as of 2026-10-23. This category total is the figure already published for this product and origin.
Parent pages: all electronics tariffs · all tariffs from Taiwan.
IEEPA refunds — illustrative, not a personal claim
Paid IEEPA duty on imports of Electronics from Taiwan in 2025–early 2026?
The Supreme Court struck down IEEPA reciprocal (and fentanyl/trafficking) tariffs on February 20, 2026. The Importer of Record — or the licensed broker who filed the original entries — can seek that IEEPA layer back through CBP’s CAPE process. This is not a consumer check, and it is not a guaranteed amount.
- Who can file: the original Importer of Record (or that entry’s filing broker), not the retail customer.
- Window: IEEPA duties collected from early 2025 through February 24, 2026 (reciprocal rates generally from April 2025; China/Canada/Mexico fentanyl layers started earlier).
- Not refundable: Section 232 (steel/aluminum/autos), China Section 301, MFN base duty, or the current Section 301 forced-labor tariff / EU 15% deal rate.
Illustrative example only: $50,000 of IEEPA-period imports of Electronics from Taiwan at the published 32% IEEPA rate carried about $16,000 of IEEPA duty. That IEEPA layer — plus statutory interest (6–7% compounded daily under 19 CFR 24.36) — is what CAPE can refund. Your actual figure comes from your 7501s, not this example.
Have not filed
Only the Importer of Record can claim the IEEPA layer through CAPE.
How to claim an IEEPA refundAlready filed
Status is in ACE (REV-615), not a shopping-site tracker.
Check CAPE status · When money arrivesOverview on the tariff-refunds hub. Phase 3 for finally liquidated entries launches October 6, 2026 for CIT plaintiffs only. Illustrative analysis — not a guaranteed amount.
Contingency filing via Tariff Recovery Today (powered by Irongate), in partnership with Master Plan. No recovery, no fee. Not legal advice.
Taiwan electronics in this category estimate pay a 10% net of Column 1 (U.S. note 52(k), headings 9903.05.75–.76), effective July 24, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-15181, 91 FR 47318; memorandum FR Doc. 2026-15274). Ordinary 8541/8542 goods are not a heading-wide 25% Section 232. On a Free MFN line the forced-labor outcome is 10%.
Note 39(b) limits heading 9903.79.01 (25%, and forced-labor exempt under note 52(f)(7)) to qualifying logic ICs in 8471.50, 8471.80, and 8473.30. Headings 9903.79.02–.09 are 0%. qualifying status unknown - broker to confirm when TPP, DRAM bandwidth, or end use is not known. MFN (General) basis - Special-claim/AVE not modelled. exemption lists in note 52/Annex II not modelled. Taiwan is not subject to the China-specific Section 301 tariffs.
Taiwan's electronics exports to the US are dominated by: semiconductors (TSMC is the world's largest contract chip manufacturer), integrated circuits and chip packaging, LED and display panels, networking equipment (D-Link, Zyxel), computer peripherals, and printed circuit boards.
The SCOTUS ruling was hugely beneficial for Taiwan. The old IEEPA rate was 32%, making the pre-ruling total for general electronics approximately 32% and semiconductors approximately 57%. The drop to 10% Section 122 saved Taiwanese exporters 22 percentage points on general electronics.
Ordinary chips are not modelled as 25% plus 10%. A qualifying logic IC, when the broker confirms the TPP/DRAM thresholds, is 25% and does not also take the forced-labor layer.
Compared with other electronics sources, confirm the HTS line. The HTS calculator does not apply a Taiwan chip rate of 35% or a China chip rate of 50%.
exemption lists in note 52/Annex II not modelled.
Electronics Tariffs by Country: Where It’s Cheapest to Import in 2026
Taiwan ranks #6 of 14 major electronics sources by effective US tariff. Cheapest first — click any country for its full breakdown.
| Source country | 2026 rate | vs. Taiwan |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 0% | 10 pts cheaper |
| Germany | 10% | same |
| India | 10% | same |
| Ireland | 10% | same |
| Netherlands | 10% | same |
| Taiwan (this page) | 10% | — |
| United Kingdom | 10% | same |
| Japan | 12.5% | +2.5 pts |
| South Korea | 12.5% | +2.5 pts |
| Vietnam | 12.5% | +2.5 pts |
| Malaysia | 13.4% | +3.4 pts |
| Philippines | 15.9% | +5.9 pts |
| Thailand | 15.9% | +5.9 pts |
| China | 37.5% | +27.5 pts |
Effective 2026 rates for typical goods in this category (MFN base + the Section 301 forced-labor tariff that replaced Section 122 on July 24, 2026, plus Section 301/232 where they apply). Your exact duty depends on the specific HTS code — Mexico is currently the lowest-tariff major source at 0%. Tariffs are one input; weigh freight, lead time, and quality too.
Calculate Your Electronics Duty from Taiwan
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