Chip tariff talks with U.S. based on understanding S. Korea won't be disadvantaged: Seoul official

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WASHINGTON, Sep. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said Thursday that Seoul and Washington are continuing talks on U.S. semiconductor tariffs under the understanding that South Korea would not be put at a disadvantage compared with its competitors.

Kim made the remarks during a meeting with reporters at an event marking four U.S. companies' plans to invest in South Korea, a day after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that President Donald Trump's administration is working to develop a "targeted" and "thoughtful" tariff policy for semiconductors.

"During tariff negotiations in October, the U.S. already said that it would not treat South Korean semiconductors less favorably than those of its competitors," he said. "I believe the two countries are continuing discussions in this spirit."

South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan speaks during a meeting with reporters in Washington on Sept. 3, 2026. (Yonhap)

The minister also pointed out the semiconductor-related portion of a joint fact sheet that Seoul and Washington published in November to outline bilateral agreements on trade, investment and security.

The fact sheet included a U.S. pledge to offer semiconductor tariff rates for South Korea that are "no less favorable" than terms that may be offered in a future deal covering a volume of chip trade at least as large as Korea's.

Asked when the U.S. is expected to announce chip tariffs, Kim said that the U.S. side has not made any mention of the timeline.

Commenting on a plan for South Korea to announce its first investment project under a bilateral trade deal, Kim anticipated that related issues could be concluded sometime this month, suggesting that the investment announcement could come this month.

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Chip tariff talks with U.S. based on understanding S. Korea won't be disadvantaged: Seoul official

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华盛顿，9月3日（韩联社）——韩国产业通商资源部长官金正冠周四表示，首尔和华盛顿正在继续就美国半导体关税问题进行谈判，双方的共识是韩国不会因此而处于不利地位。

金正恩是在与记者会面时发表上述言论的。此次会面是为了庆祝四家美国公司计划在韩国投资。此前一天，美国商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克表示，唐纳德·特朗普总统的政府正在努力制定一项针对半导体的“有针对性”和“深思熟虑”的关税政策。

他说：“在10月份的关税谈判中，美国已经表示不会对韩国半导体产品给予比其竞争对手产品更不利的待遇。我相信两国正在本着这种精神继续进行磋商。”

2026年9月3日，韩国产业通商资源部部长金正冠在华盛顿会见记者时发表讲话。（韩联社）

这位部长还指出，首尔和华盛顿在11月发布的一份联合情况说明书中，有一部分与半导体相关，该说明书概述了双边在贸易、投资和安全方面的协议。

情况说明书中包含美国承诺向韩国提供的半导体关税税率“不低于”未来可能达成的协议中可能提供的条款，该协议涵盖的芯片贸易量至少与韩国的芯片贸易量一样大。

当被问及美国预计何时宣布芯片关税时，金表示，美方尚未提及时间表。

针对韩国计划宣布其在双边贸易协定下的第一个投资项目，金正恩预计相关问题可能在本月内解决，暗示投资项目公告可能在本月发布。

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（第二项议程）韩国计划从2027年起将首尔的部分政府部门迁至世宗市。

（导语）据报道，韩国、日本和土耳其的护卫舰正被考虑用于建造美国新型护卫舰。

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