Favorable rates unaffected by new US tariff policy: ChoBy Chung Li-hua and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan’s most favored nation (MFN) rates and most favorable treatment under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act would not be affected by changes to US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs over the weekend, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said today. A ruling on Friday by the US Supreme Court declared Trump’s global tariffs unconstitutional, following which Trump on Saturday signed an executive order to impose a 15 percent tariff rate globally. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei TimesThe government would strive to secure those same benefits under the new tariff policy, Cho said. Taiwan would hold talks with the US side as soon as possible to discuss the conditions and legal implications of the tariffs’ implementation, Cho said. Attendees decided to use the comprehensive statement issued by Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君) as Taiwan’s official position, he added.

Source: Taipei Times February 23, 2026 05:10 UTC