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America has so far announced reciprocal tariff rates (3) In the Jan.-June period, Taiwan imported US$32.39
against some of its trading partners, with a July 8 list billion worth of machinery, up 53.5% from US$21.09 billion
showing that South Korea and Japan were both slapped it registered for the same period of last year. Calculated in
with a 25% rate and the rest on the list with rates similar to Taiwan currency, the value totaled NT$1.03 trillion, jumping
Trump Administration’s April announcement. 53.9% year on year.

America has put off the July 9 deadline for negotiations (4) The top three import categories of machinery
until August 1 so that its trading partners have more time throughout the first half were electronic equipment,
to negotiate with it on tariffs, but that also means Trump accounting for 43.8% of all with a value of US$14.19
Administration is still likely to change its tariffs from original billion, up 85.9% from the same period last year; inspection
rates, a lingering uncertainty that will definitely keep instrument, representing 24.4% with a value of US$7.89
clouding economic and trading relations among nations. billion, surging 80.6% year on year; and turbomachinery,
On the other hand, America has yet to announce tariff rate composing 4.0% with a value of US$1.28 billion, a
against Taiwan, but the considerable revaluations of NT decrease of 28.6% from comparable period last year.
dollar in recent weeks has dealt a heavy blow to Taiwan’s
machinery industry, which will definitely suffer further if the (5) In the Jan.-June period, the top three machinery
Trump Administration’s tariff rates against Taiwan turn out exporters to Taiwan were Japan, which accounted for
to be higher than that against South Korea and Japan. 20.5% of all categories of Taiwan’s imported machinery as
a whole with a value of US$6.64 billion; the United States,
2. Imports which constituted 17.4% of all with a value of US$5.62
billion; and mainland China, which made up 12.0% with a
(1). In June this year, Taiwan’s overall imports amounted value of US$3.89 billion.
to US$41.26 billion, a gain of 17.3% from the same period
last year with added value of US$6.07 billion. Denominated
in Taiwan currency, the value was NT$1.23 trillion, up 8.3% Challenges to Taiwan’s Machinery Industry
from the comparable period last year. Throughout the first In the past, Taiwan-made machines had been able
half, the Taiwan imports registered a 20.5% growth year to snatch up a share of the global market thanks to their
on year with added value of US$38.71 billion to reach high price/performance ratio. However, the Taiwanese
US$227.56 billion. In Taiwan currency denomination, the manufacturers are now losing this advantage given the
value of NT$2.27 trillion represented a 21.1% increase from revaluation of Taiwan currency, the turmoil from the Trump
the same period last year.
Administration’s reciprocal tariff, and competition threats
from rising economies like mainland China in the global
(2) When it comes to machinery sector, the Taiwan import market of mid-to-low performance machines.
value was US$6.19 billion in June alone, spiking 51.7%
from US$4.08 billion registered in the same period last In the high-end market, Taiwan-made machinery
year. In Taiwan currency basis, the value was NT$184.90 has seized a share with its high price/performance ratio
billion, soaring 40.1% year on year.
thanks to the Taiwanese manufacturers’ diligent efforts

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