Trump Sarkar Ka Naya Tariff Hungama!
Aajkal, Trump administration ne semiconductors aur pharmaceuticals imports pe tariffs lagane ka plan shuru kar diya hai. Commerce Department iski jaanch kar raha hai. Yeh Trump ke bade US trade war ko aur bada kar sakta hai.
Kya Hai Yeh Naya Mamla?
1 April se, Commerce Department “semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment,” “pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, aur finished drug products” ke imports ka US national security pe impact check kar raha hai. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act ke under yeh investigation ho rahi hai, jo months tak chal sakti hai. Commerce Secretary ko 270 days mein result dena hai, lekin Trump aur officials ka kehna hai ki yeh jaldi khatam ho sakta hai.
Trump Ko Kya Problem Hai?
Trump ko lagta hai ki foreign production of drugs aur chips se national security ko khatra hai. Woh American manufacturing ko badhane ke liye imports pe tariffs lagana chahte hain. Lekin isse supply chains kharab ho sakti hain aur Americans ke liye cost badh sakti hai.
Chip Industry Pe Bada Impact
Semiconductor industry, jiska global sales $600 billion se zyada hai, isse bahut affect ho sakta hai. Cars, airplanes, mobiles, aur consumer electronics mein semiconductors ka use hota hai. Covid-19 pandemic se pehle hi supply chains disrupt hui thi, aur ab US duties se aur problem ho sakti hai.
Tech Giants Ko Thodi Rahat, Phir Tension
Kuchh din pehle, administration ne semiconductors, mobile phones, computers, aur electronics imports ko China pe lagne wale 145% duties se exempt kiya tha. Apple aur Nvidia jaise tech giants ko isse fayda hua tha. Lekin Trump ne kaha ki yeh relief temporary hai aur chips pe alag se levies lagenge.
Semiconductor Investigation Ka Scope
Commerce Department ki investigation mein legacy aur leading-edge chips, jinhe artificial intelligence applications ke liye use kiya jata hai, dono ke imports dekhe jayenge. Sabhi semiconductors, unhe banane ke equipment, aur unse bane electronic products ismein shamil hain. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. aur SK Hynix jaisi foreign companies ko price badhane ya kam margins lene pad sakte hain.
Pharmaceutical Probe Bhi Shuru
Finished generic and non-generic medicines, unke ingredients, aur critical pharmaceutical inputs ke imports ki bhi jaanch hogi. Public ko 21 din mein comments dene ka mauka diya jayega. Merck & Co. aur Eli Lilly & Co. jaisi drugmakers ko isse nuksan ho sakta hai.
Drug Companies Ki Chinta
Drug companies ne US mein investment ka announcement kiya hai. Novartis ne $23 billion invest karne ka plan bataya hai. Eli Lilly, Merck & Co., aur Johnson & Johnson ne bhi aise hi kiya hai. Lekin experts ka kehna hai ki isse tariffs ka asar kam nahi hoga. Drugmakers ko ya toh cost khud sehna hoga ya phir medicines ki price badhani hogi.
Trump Ki Nayi Policy
Trump decades of tradition tod rahe hain. International agreements ke wajah se medicines ko tariffs se bachaya jata tha. Lekin Trump drugmakers ki overseas production pe dependence kam karna chahte hain.
Worldwide Impact
Trump ka yeh move steel, aluminum, aur automobiles pe 25% tariffs lagane jaisa hai. Biden administration ne China se aane wale legacy semiconductors pe tariffs double karke 50% kar diye the. Trump US chipmaking industry ko badhana chahte hain aur unka kehna hai ki yeh national security ke liye important hai. AI industry mein global race jeetna bhi Trump administration ki priority hai. Ireland, jiska US ke saath $54 billion trade surplus hai, isse bahut affect hoga. US biotech industry bhi vulnerable hai. BIO president John Crowley ne kaha ki American manufacturing base ko strong karna important hai, lekin ismein time lagega.
Trump Ke Exemptions
Trump ne automotive imports pe 25% tariff se temporary reprieves dene ki baat kahi hai taki companies US mein production shuru kar saken. Unhone kaha ki woh CEOs ki baat sunenge aur unhe time denge.
