# Trump imposes 15% tariff on key chip material to counter China

https://mins.news/en/item/15677

- BBC News, 2026-08-07 00:44 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrvn686dljo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Donald Trump has imposed a 15% tariff on a material considered essential to chip production. The measure is intended to counter Chinese producers. Those producers are described as holding a monopoly over global polysilicon production. The tariff therefore targets a strategically important part of the chip-material supply chain.

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