The U.S. and Japan reached a trade agreement, and aesthetics estimated that Taiwan’s taxes were 15% to 20%

The United States and Japan reached a trade agreement, and the United States' tax on Japanese classes was reduced to 15%, and Japan also promised to invest $55 billion in the United States. Aesthetics estimate that the tax rate facing Taiwan is between 15% and 20%, but even if Taiwan and the United States reach a agreement, the threat of semiconductor tax ties is still grieving.

US President Donald Trump announced on the 22nd that the United States and Japan have completed a "District Agreement". He instructed that Japan will invest US$550 billion (about NT$16 trillion) in the United States, and the United States will gain 90% of the profits, and Japan will also open its domestic market, including trades such as cars and trucks, rice and other agricultural products. Japanese imports and US goods will be subject to a 15% tax levy, which is 10 percentage points lower than the 25% tax rate collected by Trump's previous statement.

Water Palace spokesman Karoline Leavitt said at a reporter's meeting on the afternoon of the 23rd that the US tax on the import of Japanese automobile and automobile parts has also dropped to 15%.

Regarding the U.S.-Japan trade agreement, Riley Walters, an international economic expert at the Hardware Institute, was interviewed by Central News Agency reporters. Although the taxes of 15% are still high, Japan should be acceptable; he also hopes that this will bring some clarity to U.S. trade policy.

Judging from the results of the US-Japan debate, he estimated that Taiwan's tax rate will fall between about 15% and 20%. The difference between Taiwan and Japan is that "we already know the US's approach to car tax responsibilities, but it is not clear how semiconductor tax responsibilities will be handled." Huats pointed out that even if the agreement between the United States and Taiwan is about to be reached, "the threat of semiconductor tax responsibilities is still grieving."

DBS Group's experienced economic scholar Ma Zhiying analyzed that the biggest challenge facing Taiwan is the semiconductor tax rate, but according to Japan's experience, the tax rate for Japanese automobile tax has also dropped to 15%. In other words, Taiwan has to fight for preferential tax rates. Cars are one of Japan's main exports to the United States.

Regarding the Taiwan-US tax verdict, the Executive Yuan stated on the 23rd that Vice President of the Executive Yuan, Zheng Lijun, and the delegation team are in the China Government. There will be a new round of physical consultations this week, hoping to promote the balance of trade between the two parties and resolve past trade differences.

After Trump returned to White House, he frantically slapped taxes, including taxes on specific industries, such as 25% of car taxes and 50% of steel taxes. He will also be charged semiconductors and drug taxes.

Trump also launched tax measures against other taxes on "Liberation Day" in early April. He signed an executive order earlier this month to postpone the tax period against other taxes to August 1, so that countries have more time to discuss with the United States, but at the same time, he also sent more than 20 tax letters to notify all trade partners of the new tax rates that will be used, including Taiwan.

Taiwan's main rivals, Japan and South Korea, have previously received tax-related letters from Trump, all mentioning that starting from August 1, a tax-related tax rate of 25%. However, after the debate, the United States reduced the tax imposed on Japan to 15%, and the Korean delegation team also expected to discuss the U.S. in the Chinese government this week.

Trump published an article on his social media "Truth Social" on the 23rd that he would lower taxes only when a country agrees to open its market, "or else, he will be charged higher taxes! The Japanese market is now open."