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Trump plans 100% duty on patented drugs in new round of tariffs

Lauren Dezenski, Madison Muller and Jennifer A. Dlouhy / Bloomberg
Lauren Dezenski, Madison Muller and Jennifer A. Dlouhy / Bloomberg • 4 min read
Trump plans 100% duty on patented drugs in new round of tariffs
The pharmaceuticals plan, as described by the president, could allow for wide exemptions for multinational drug companies with presences in the US / Photo: Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump announced a fresh round of tariffs, including a 100% duty on branded or patented pharmaceuticals starting October 1, unless a company is building a manufacturing plant in America.

Trump posted on social media that there would be no levies on pharmaceutical imports if companies have broken ground on a US manufacturing plant, or if such a plant is under construction.

“Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America,” Trump wrote. “There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these Pharmaceutical Products if construction has started.”

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