TARIFF TRACKER
Implements Taiwan deal tariff changes for autos, wood and aircraft components
Commerce and USTR modify HTSUS treatment for certain Taiwan auto parts and wood products under Section 232. The notice also removes derivative Section 232 steel, aluminum and copper tariffs from qualifying Taiwan civil aircraft components.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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Section 232
RATE
Up to 15% total
No more than 15% Section 232 total duty for covered Taiwan auto parts and wood products. No derivative Section 232 steel, aluminum or copper duties for qualifying Taiwan civil aircraft components.
COUNTRIES
Taiwan
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Lumber/wood, Autos/parts
HTS CHAPTERS
73, 74, 76, 83, 84, 85
COVERED GOODS
HTS chapter 99 headings 9903.76.24, 9903.94.66 through 9903.94.69, and 9903.96.03 for Taiwan wood products, passenger vehicle and light truck parts, and civil aircraft components. Aircraft component provisions listed include HTS chapters 73, 74, 76, 83, 84 and 85.
EXCLUSIONS
Derivative Section 232 steel, aluminum and copper duties do not apply to qualifying Taiwan civil aircraft components listed in U.S. note 35 and heading 9903.96.03. Covered Taiwan auto parts are also not subject to additional metal or wood product Section 232 duties listed in the notice.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check Taiwan-origin auto parts and wood SKUs against headings 9903.76.24 and 9903.94.66 through 9903.94.69. For Taiwan civil aircraft components, compare entries since May 1, 2026 with the listed HTS provisions and consider standard CBP refund procedures if duties were collected.
SOURCES
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Rate: "limit the Section 232 duties applied to certain automobile parts, timber, lumber, and wood derivative products of Taiwan to no more than 15 percent." (source)
Rate: "the sum of the Column 1 Duty Rate and the additional ad valorem tariff under Section 232 shall be 15 percent." (source)
Effective date: "effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on May 1, 2026." (source)
Covered goods: "automobile parts, timber, lumber, and wood derivative products of Taiwan. In addition, the MOU states that the United States will remove derivative Section 232 steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs from aircraft components that are products of Taiwan." (source)
Covered goods: "are civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft and unmanned aircraft) components that otherwise meet the criteria of General Note 6 of HTSUS, and are classifiable in the following provisions of the HTSUS" (source)
Exclusions: "the additional duties imposed by headings 9903.82.02 and 9903.82.04-9903.82.19 shall not apply to articles the product of Taiwan" (source)
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The Commerce and USTR notice (effective May 28, 2026, HTSUS changes from May 1, 2026) caps Section 232 duties on Taiwan auto parts and wood products at 15 percent total and removes derivative metal duties from listed Taiwan civil aircraft components; it is a Section 232 action only and states that the IEEPA ruling does not affect Section 232 findings; CBP CSMS 69087399 of June 29, 2026 still lists the Taiwan parts headings.
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