Taiwan tariffs fall after trade deal, hopefully easing tech prices

The U.S. and Taiwan struck a trade deal on Thursday night, cutting prices of goods imported from the tech-centric region in exchange for investment inside the U.S.

The deal means that tariffs on imported goods from Taiwan will fall from 20 percent to 15 percent, Reuters reported. The move comes just days after the Trump administration placed additional tariffs on the sale of “advanced computing chips” like the Nvidia H200, used in data centers.

In return, Taiwan companies will...