US President Donald Trump said on Friday (15 August 2025) that he would also put tariffs on the import of steel and semiconductor in the coming 2-3 weeks. This statement of Trump has made the companies making semiconders sleep. He said that initially rates will be kept low so that companies get time and opportunity to manufacture manufacturing in America. After this, tariffs will be increased.

Donald Trump has announced that tariffs will be imposed on imports of steel and semiconductor chips in the coming weeks. This step is being taken to promote domestic manufacturing. He says that instead of facing high fees, companies would prefer to produce in America itself.

What is Trump’s plan?

Trump said that the main objective of his policy is to strengthen American domestic manufacturing. He gave examples that just as the tariff on medicines was less and then more, similarly this process will be adopted on steel and chips. He also indicated that this policy can give exemption to companies that will be committed to increasing production in America.

What will affect the world with this decision of Trump?

The policies of Donald Trump have already changed global trade equations. In February, he had reduced the tariff on steel and aluminum to 25%. In May, he announced to increase it to 50% so that domestic manufacturers could get further boost. Now there is a preparation to apply 100% tariff on semiconductor chips. However, companies that will be willing to invest in America will be given relief from this.

Apple’s investment and Trump’s policy

Trump’s statement came at a time when Apple has announced an additional investment of $ 100 billion in the US. This step is in line with the strategy of the US government, under which large tech companies are being motivated to increase manufacturing in the US itself.

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Us tarifs plan on semiconductor: On behalf of US President Donald Trump, there is a fierce decisions about one tariff after another. After 25 percent tariff imposed on India, it has now been increased to 50 percent. However, for this increased rate, 20 days’ time has been given, while 25 percent tariff rates have been implemented from today.

Meanwhile, President Trump is now going to put 100 percent tariff on the chip. It is believed that this announcement of Trump can have a big impact on the semiconductor industry of the whole world. India will also not be untouched by this, because the semiconductor market of India is emerging very fast.

Why 100 percent tariff on chip?

In fact, due to buying oil from Russia, India was already imposed on 25 percent additional tariff. Now the US President has again stirred up the market by saying that they are going to put up up to 100 percent tariff on semiconductor chips.

Currently many countries are working in the semiconductor industry, but India is becoming increasingly a prominent player in this region. The government is trying to reduce dependence on other countries by promoting domestic manufacturing in this sector.

What will be the effect on India?

If President Trump really impose 100 percent tariff on chips, then it will affect Taiwan, Japan and China as well as India. A report claimed that in the next five years, India’s semiconductor market can reach 100 to 110 billion dollars. In the last three years, it has seen a tremendous rise. India’s chip market was about 23 billion dollars in 2022, which has reached more than $ 50 billion in FY 2025. Whereas, America’s chip market was $ 130 billion and China’s market was $ 177.8 billion.

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Apple vendor foxconn investment: Despite the advice of US President Donald Trump that he does not want Apple to invest in India, the company is taking steps forward under its big plan. Apple’s important supplier FoxConn has invested a huge invested of $ 1.24 billion, or about Rs 12,800 crore for the operation of its plant in India within the last five days. This information was given in regulatory filing by the company.

This investment has been made in Tamil Nadu Unit of FoxConn K, FoxConn, Ujhan Technology (India) Private Limited. The investment by the company was made at a time when Apple is moving forward to shift China’s own business to India under a big plan. Also, she is trying to increase its production with fast.

Big investment in apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently announced that most of the iPhones sold in the June quarters in the US would be made from India, while the phone made in China will be sent to other markets of the world due to uncertainties on tariffs. During the financial year 2025, FoxConn’s income from India was almost doubled $ 20 billion (1.7 lakh crore), which is especially due to increased production of iPhone. According to an estimate by S&P Global, Apple has sold around 759 lakh phones in the US market in the year 2024.

Rapid production capacity being increased rapidly

Only about 31 lakh phones have been exported from India in the month of March. In such a situation, to further increase exports, the company will either have to increase its production capacity or produce from another unit.

The government estimates that about 15 percent iPhone of Apple is made in India. Apple is trying to increase it to 6 crores during this financial year. Earlier, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had said that during FY 2025, a record number of mobiles were exported from India, in which 1.15 lakh iPhones were exported.

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