Semiconductor Trade Policy
The semiconductor industry supply chain relies on the interconnectedness of global economies and the free flow of goods and data across borders. SEMI’s core trade principles include the protection of intellectual property rights, the reduction and elimination of tariffs, the harmonization of global technology standards, and a transparent, rules-based global trading system that fosters fair competition and market access for all companies in the semiconductor supply chain.
Advocacy On Trade
SEMI Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Semiconductors and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
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SEMI Trade Perspectives
SEMI Advocacy Update: Addressing the Impact of U.S. Tariffs on the Global Semiconductor Industry
April 29, 2025 - The new Administration in the United States has been aggressively focusing on trade measures to establish more balanced relationships with its trading partners, according to the White House.
Export Control
Export controls on semiconductor devices, manufacturing equipment, materials, software and related technologies should be narrowly tailored to specific national security concerns and applied multilaterally to minimize global market distortions. Unilateral U.S. export restrictions in the face of foreign availability of interchangeable goods from non-U.S. sources harm companies with operations in the United States, without effectively restricting such items to end users of concern. Moreover, proposed changes to export control regulations should strive to provide industry stakeholders the opportunity to provide comments before they take effect.
Recent regulations to significantly expand the scope of items subject to the EAR and expand unilateral controls over most semiconductor equipment and design software, as well as some semiconductor devices, materials and technology, have the potential to result in significant negative impacts to the semiconductor industry and the broader technology sector that relies on predictable access to semiconductors.
