Legislature may start trade pact review on March 12By Chung Li-hua and Ho Yu-hua / Staff reportersThe Legislative Yuan could begin reviewing the Taiwan-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade on March 12, a day after the election of conveners of legislative committees, sources said. The Executive Yuan is expected to approve the trade agreement as early as Thursday next week, sources said. With elections for legislative committee conveners set for March 11, lawmakers are expected to begin reviewing the trade agreement as early as March 12, they added. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) caucuses have pledged to expedite the review of the trade agreement. Both documents state that the reciprocal tariff for Taiwanese exports to the US is set at 15 percent without stacking, it added.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2026 16:09 UTC