Nordic Semiconductor is a fabless Norwegian company specializing in short-range wireless and cellular IoT. All chips are fabricated at TSMC (Taiwan) or GlobalFoundries (Germany/US). Taiwan-origin chips face 10% Section 122. Germany-origin chips also face 10% Section 122. No Section 301 applies.
Nordic Semiconductor is headquartered in Norway, but most components are manufactured in Taiwan, Germany, United States. For US customs purposes, the COO is where the component is manufactured — not where the company is based. Declaring Norway as COO when parts ship from Taiwan is a customs violation.
| Country | Sec 122 | Sec 301 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 10% | — | 10% |
| Germany | 10% | — | 10% |
| United States | 10% | — | 10% |
* Section 301 rates shown for electronics HTS chapters (8541–8542). Rates vary by product.
| HTS Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8542.31.0025 | nRF52/nRF53 BLE SoCs, nRF91 LTE-M modems |
| 8542.39.0000 | nRF70 Wi-Fi SoCs, DECT chipsets |
Nordic Semiconductor ASA is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, and operates as a pure fabless company. Front-end wafer fabrication for the nRF52 BLE family and nRF9160 LTE-M/NB-IoT modem uses TSMC 65nm/55nm processes in Taiwan. The nRF5340 dual-core BLE SoC and nRF7002 Wi-Fi companion IC also use TSMC. Taiwan-origin Nordic chips: 0% MFN + 10% Section 122 = 10% total. GlobalFoundries (Germany or US) fabricated parts also face 10% (Germany) or 0% (US origin). No Section 301 applies to Norway-design, Taiwan-fabricated chips. The nRF52840 BLE SoC is the most widely deployed IoT wireless chip; at $3–5 per unit, the 10% tariff adds $0.30–$0.50 to landed cost.
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