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Semiconductors and integrated circuits: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import semiconductors and integrated circuits from? Israel carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (0.08% uplift from $1.48/unit landed), Indonesia the highest (15.7%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

  • The cheapest place to source semiconductors and integrated circuits is Israel, where duty (0.01%) plus freight (0.07%) add 0.08% to the pre-tariff price ($1.48/unit landed). Indonesia is the most expensive named source at a 15.7% uplift, a 15.62-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 ($1.48/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. Israel: 0.08% loaded (duty 0.01%, freight 0.07%), $1.48/unit landed
  • 2. Ireland: 0.11% loaded (duty 0.04%, freight 0.07%), $1.48/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 3. Costa Rica: 0.26% loaded (duty 0.02%, freight 0.24%), $1.48/unit landed
  • 4. Taiwan: 0.84% loaded (duty 0.2%, freight 0.64%), $1.49/unit landed
  • 5. Malaysia: 1.92% loaded (duty 0.98%, freight 0.93%), $1.51/unit landed
  • 6. Japan: 1.92% loaded (duty 0.66%, freight 1.25%), $1.51/unit landed, JPY trending flat
  • 7. South Korea: 3.64% loaded (duty 2.67%, freight 0.94%), $1.53/unit landed
  • 8. Thailand: 5.47% loaded (duty 3.94%, freight 1.47%), $1.56/unit landed
  • 9. Vietnam: 9.71% loaded (duty 5.68%, freight 3.81%), $1.62/unit landed
  • 10. Indonesia: 15.7% loaded (duty 11.35%, freight 3.91%), $1.71/unit landed

Sourcing concentration

  • Taiwan is the largest source at 24% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (1220) this family is diversified.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the cheapest country to import semiconductors and integrated circuits from? Israel. Its effective duty of 0.01% and freight of 0.07% add 0.08% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source, for a landed cost of about $1.48/unit.
  • How is the landed cost calculated? Landed cost = the family's average import unit price ($1.48/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 semiconductors and integrated circuits? Taiwan is the largest source at 24% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (1220), 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.