Kuala Lumpur, 14 October 2026 – Malaysia’s semiconductor exports to the United States remain exempt from tariffs, providing continued relief for an industry central to the country’s trade and investment strategy. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the government had received no indication that Washington planned to impose duties on the sector at this stage.
The position matters because the United States is an important destination for Malaysian electrical and electronics products, while multinational chip companies use the country for assembly, testing, packaging and increasingly advanced manufacturing. Tariff-free access helps preserve the cost competitiveness of those operations when global supply chains are being reassessed.
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