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Semiconductor and display equipment: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import semiconductor and display equipment from? Singapore carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (2.11% uplift from $1,531/unit landed), China the highest (36.42%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

  • The cheapest place to source semiconductor and display equipment is Singapore, where duty (0.97%) plus freight (1.13%) add 2.11% to the pre-tariff price ($1,531/unit landed). China is the most expensive named source at a 36.42% uplift, a 34.31-point spread across lanes.

How to read this

  • Each source country's rank comes from its own real effective duty and freight share (USITC DataWeb), combined as (1 + duty) x (1 + freight). Lower is a cheaper lane.
  • The dollar landed cost scales this family's average import unit price ($1,500/unit) by each lane's uplift, so lanes differ by their own duty and freight.
  • The FX tag is a short-window cost direction from the currency's recent drift, not a dollar recompute.

Every source country ranked, cheapest first

  • 1. Singapore: 2.11% loaded (duty 0.97%, freight 1.13%), $1,531/unit landed
  • 2. United Kingdom: 2.55% loaded (duty 1.69%, freight 0.85%), $1,538/unit landed
  • 3. South Korea: 3.62% loaded (duty 2%, freight 1.59%), $1,554/unit landed
  • 4. Germany: 3.8% loaded (duty 2.65%, freight 1.12%), $1,557/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 5. Japan: 3.93% loaded (duty 2.53%, freight 1.37%), $1,559/unit landed, JPY trending flat
  • 6. Taiwan: 4.24% loaded (duty 2.39%, freight 1.81%), $1,563/unit landed
  • 7. Malaysia: 4.43% loaded (duty 1.89%, freight 2.49%), $1,566/unit landed
  • 8. Netherlands: 5.37% loaded (duty 1.39%, freight 3.93%), $1,580/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 9. Mexico: 8.36% loaded (duty 6.81%, freight 1.45%), $1,625/unit landed, MXN trending cheaper
  • 10. China: 36.42% loaded (duty 32.37%, freight 3.06%), $2,046/unit landed, CNY trending flat

Sourcing concentration

  • Japan is the largest source at 24.4% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (1430) this family is diversified.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the cheapest country to import semiconductor and display equipment from? Singapore. Its effective duty of 0.97% and freight of 1.13% add 2.11% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source, for a landed cost of about $1,531/unit.
  • How is the landed cost calculated? Landed cost = the family's average import unit price ($1,500/unit) times each lane's duty-plus-freight uplift. Because the base price is the family average, lanes differ by their own real duty and freight from USITC DataWeb, so the ranking is genuine even though a per-country price is not yet published.
  • How concentrated is sourcing of semiconductor and display equipment? Japan is the largest source at 24.4% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (1430), this family is diversified. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

About this data

  • A sourcing-comparison indicator, not a customs quote. Lane ranking uses each country's real effective duty and freight share from USITC DataWeb; a dollar landed cost, where shown, scales the family's average import unit price and does not price a specific shipment. FX is a short-window cost direction, not a currency recompute. Confirm classification and duty with a licensed broker before you buy.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.