{"id":15574,"date":"2026-04-03T15:59:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15574"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:59:47","slug":"trump-signs-order-imposing-100-percent-tariff-on-brand-name-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15574","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand name drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScreenShot_2026-04-03_155753_652.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScreenShot_2026-04-03_155753_652.png 315w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScreenShot_2026-04-03_155753_652-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting imported brand name drugs with a 100 percent tariff, citing the U.S.\u2019s \u201cimport reliance\u201d as reason for the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to impose a 100 percent ad valorem duty rate on the import of patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients,\u201d Trump\u2019s executive order stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Section 232 tariffs enacted through this order are designated for national security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some brand name drug manufacturers will fare better than others. Companies that have approved plans to start manufacturing facilities in the U.S. will face a 20 percent tariff instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drugs coming from the European Union, Japan, South Korea or Switzerland and Liechtenstein will be subject to a 15 percent tariff, while drugs from the United Kingdom will face an unspecified \u201clower\u201d rate subject to a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s agreement with the United Kingdom is another big step toward ending a system that forces Americans to pay more so others can pay less,\u201d Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. \u201cAmerican patients deserve the same affordable access to the medicines they need as patients in the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order also includes several exemptions. Tariffs will not be applied to generic drugs, orphan drugs or brand name drugs made by companies who have entered into \u201cMost Favored Nation\u201d (MFN) agreements with the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout 2025, Trump had pressured drug companies like Pfizer and Bristol Myers Squibb into entering MFN deals with the threat of imposing heavy tariffs on their products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump is ensuring our trading partners pay their fair share for innovative pharmaceutical products, so that American patients are not shouldering the burden of funding research and development for the next generation of life-saving medicines,\u201d U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pharmaceutical industry was swift to condemn Trump\u2019s latest drug tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTariffs on cutting-edge medicines will increase costs and could jeopardize billions in U.S. investments announced in the last year. Every dollar spent on tariffs is a dollar that can\u2019t be invested in communities across the country,\u201d said Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of the pharmaceutical trade group PhRMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe innovative biopharmaceutical sector has a robust U.S. manufacturing footprint. In fact, two-thirds of the medicines that are consumed in the U.S. are made in America,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd when innovative medicines or their inputs are sourced from other countries, these products overwhelmingly come from reliable U.S. allies, like Europe and Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting imported brand name drugs with a 100 percent tariff, citing the U.S.\u2019s \u201cimport reliance\u201d as reason for the decision. \u201cI have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to impose a 100 percent ad valorem duty rate on the import of patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":15575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2197,1644,1724],"class_list":["post-15574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-drugs","tag-order","tag-trump"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - 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