PCBAA & IPC call on Congress to create tax incentives for American-made PCBs

WASHINGTON – The Printed Circuit Board Association of America and IPC are calling on Congress to incentivize domestic manufacturing by including a 25% tax credit for the purchase of American-made PCBs and IC Substrates in a larger tax package under consideration for the 119th Congress.

Americans rely on electronics in their cars, at the doctors’ office, on the farm, and in the home. U.S. national security rests on a strategic foundation of technological superiority. It is hard to think of an aspect of modern life that is not dependent on electronic systems. The fundamental technology enabling all of these systems are printed circuit boards. PCBs are highly complex, custom designed and manufactured for each individual application. They serve as the central nervous systems connecting and enabling semiconductor brains within a device.

The United States is dangerously dependent upon foreign sources for PCBs – even more so than chips. This unsustainable supply chain risk has been detailed by both Trump and Biden administrations.

This week, IPC and PCBAA leadership jointly submitted a letter (see link below) to the leadership of the Ways & Means Committee seeking support for a 25% tax credit. This would create a demand signal for American-made microelectronics and begin the process of rebuilding a key component of our industrial base.