Trump confirmed that the new 100% tariff on brand medications will affect only companies that do not yet invest in US production plants.
The president of USA, Donald Trumpadvertisement New import tariffswhich include 100% charges on brand medications and 25% to heavy trucks, which will take effect next week. According to Trump, he seeks to protect the American manufacturing industry and national security.
The new tariff measures announced by Donald Trump total pressure to global companies, which they already face Interruptions in supply chains, higher costs and uncertain demand after years of commercial war. The Federal Reserve warned that these policies also feed inflation in the United States, while markets reacted volatility.
The announcement, made through Truth Social, He did not clarify whether the levies will be added to the tariffs already in force. The recent agreements with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom include limits to surcharge in sensitive sectors such as the pharmacist. Brussels stressed that the preliminary pact with Washington sets a global stop of 15%, which guarantees that higher tariffs will not be imposed.
Trump exempts those who invest in the US
Trump confirmed that the new 100% tariff on brand medications will only affect companies that do not yet invest in US production plants. Laboratories such as Roche and Novartis already announced millionaire projects, while European industry warned about patient and exports risk. Ireland, a large drug supplier to the US, advanced sales in forecast of these measures, which fired their exports 536% in the first seven months of 2025.
The commercial offensive also reaches the furniture sector: As of October 1, 50% tariffs will enter tariffs and dressers, and 30% to upholstered furniture. Trump presented them as part of his promise to “recover” local industries, although guilds in Vietnam and large chains such as Ikea warned about price increases and greater inflationary pressure.
In addition, the government investigates possible tariffs for national security reasons in medical supplies, machinery and robotics, reinforcing the strategy of using taxes as a foreign policy tool. Despite the concern for the impact on consumers and transport – specially after the announcement of rates to heavy trucks -, The White House argues that new tariff income could reach US $ 300,000 million this year.
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