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On April 2, U.S. President Trump announced a 32% tariff on Taiwan, prompting local city governments to form task forces to assist businesses in responding. Taipei City emphasized that small and medium-sized enterprises will face greater impacts and plans to integrate market information to support businesses. New Taipei City is leading companies to participate in exhibitions to enhance international competitiveness and expand into non-U.S. markets. Taoyuan City has already planned seminars and task forces to address the impact of tariffs. Taichung City will also establish a group to connect resources with the central government, while Tainan City proposed strategies for diversifying market expansion. Kaohsiung City has formed a task force to develop measures tailored to the needs of different industries, with particular attention on the affected metal processing and semiconductor industries.

The President of the United States announced on the 2nd that they will implement reciprocal tariffs on various countries, with a tax rate of 32% on Taiwan. The city governments of Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung have all stated that they will establish special task forces or response teams and propose relevant measures to assist businesses in coping with and reducing the impact.

The Taipei City Department of Economic Development stated that although there is no actual manufacturing industry in Taipei City, many companies have their headquarters and research and development centers located here, which will inevitably face the impact of high tariffs from the United States. The Department pointed out that over 90% of the companies established in the city are small and medium-sized enterprises, which generally have relatively weak abilities to process and respond to significant policy adjustments or market changes. They plan to establish an information integration platform based on the needs and opinions of small and medium-sized enterprises to connect central and local information and measures to assist businesses in coping with the impact.

In response to the 32% tariffs imposed by the United States on Taiwan, the New Taipei City Government, led by the Economic Development Bureau, has organized businesses to participate in exhibitions in Germany and plans to visit the Netherlands, Poland, and Turkey to assist manufacturers in expanding into international markets and laying out global industrial chains. The mayor explained that the New Taipei City Economic Development Bureau will lead 20 companies to the Hannover Messe in Germany, providing exhibition subsidies and matching international business opportunities to help businesses create substantial orders and promote industrial transformation and upgrading.

The Taoyuan City Government's Economic Development Bureau pointed out that the mayor has proposed four response suggestions to the central government and instructed the relevant departments to organize two seminars on tariffs, focusing on servers and small and medium-sized enterprises for substantial discussions. The Economic Development Bureau has formed a special task force, inviting several relevant units to jointly assist and help businesses expand into non-U.S. markets to reduce export concentration risks.

The Taichung City Government emphasized that it will continue to grasp various assistance measures from the central government, establish a special task force to connect with central resources, and reduce the impact on the industry from the increased tariffs by the United States. The Economic Development Bureau noted that Taichung's export-oriented manufacturing industry will be hit hardest and has already collected data from over 300 related industries, proactively understanding business needs and commissioning think tank projects to respond.

The Tainan City Government held a meeting and decided to establish an "Emergency Response Task Force for the U.S. Government Tariffs," proposing multiple strategies such as expanding markets, guiding small and micro enterprises, and strengthening industry dialogue platforms. The mayor stated that they will use contingency funds to support related industries in diversifying their markets and assist businesses in contacting central support programs.

The Kaohsiung City Government has established the "Kaohsiung City Economic Response Task Force for Reciprocal Tariffs," proposing measures such as establishing an industry connection platform, forming an industry guidance team, and setting up a labor care team to assist businesses in mitigating the impact of U.S. tariffs. The Economic Development Bureau pointed out that during this tariff adjustment, major products exported to the U.S., such as metal processing products and servers and computer accessories, will be affected, necessitating close observation of the indirect effects on the semiconductor industry.