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Expand Access to Global Markets

To complement efforts to run faster here at home and ensure our companies remain globally competitive, the U.S. must pursue a proactive, market-opening trade and investment agenda that creates new demand for Made-in-America chips at home and overseas, and facilitates U.S. semiconductor sales in new and emerging markets.

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U.S. Trade Surplus on Chips for ~30 years

 

Source: USITC, DataWeb, accessed March 4, 2025.
Note: HS Codes 8541 (excl. solar products) and 8542

Featured Trade Resources

SIA Comments to USTR on China’s Compliance with WTO Commitments
SIA Comments on Section 301 Excess Capacity Investigation
SIA Comments on BIS Section 232 Investigation on Imports of Semiconductors and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
SIA Comments on USTR’s 2025 China WTO Compliance Report
SIA Comments on USTR’s Joint Review of USMCA
SIA Comments on USTR Section 301 Investigation on Chinese Legacy Chips
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Semiconductors are a top U.S. export after civilian aircraft, refined oil, crude oil, non-ferrous metal, and natural gas
~70%
Roughly 70% of U.S. chip sales are to overseas customers
$57.8 billion
The United States exported $57.8 billion in semiconductors in 2025 and maintains a consistent trade surplus in semiconductors, including with major trading partners such as China
53.4%
The U.S. semiconductor industry is the worldwide leader with more than half of global market share

Global Semiconductor Value Chain Map

 

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SIA Comments to USTR on China’s Compliance with WTO Commitments

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