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title: "Trump Unveils Up to 100% Tariff on Some Pharmaceuticals, Adjusts Metals"
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description: "U.S. President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on certain branded pharmaceutical imports, with exemptions reducing rates to 0% for many companies. Tariffs on branded drugs will be capped at 15% under trade agreements with the EU, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland. A separate deal with Britain guarantees zero tariffs on British-made pharmaceuticals for three years. Additionally, Trump halved the duty rate to 25% on many derivative metal products and maintained a 50% duty on commodity imports of steel, aluminum, and copper."
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# Trump Unveils Up to 100% Tariff on Some Pharmaceuticals, Adjusts Metals

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered 100% tariffs on certain branded pharmaceutical imports but announced extensive exemptions that put the rate for many companies at 0% on Thursday, as Reuters reported.

The tariffs will not apply to drug imports from all countries.

Branded drug tariffs will be capped at 15% under trade deals with the EU, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland.

The U.S. and Britain also finalized a separate pharmaceutical tariff deal that guarantees zero tariffs on British-made pharmaceuticals for at least three years as Britain builds out production in the U.S. Meanwhile, the government overhauled steel, aluminum, and copper duties.

Trump also issued a separate metals tariff proclamation that halved the duty rate to 25% on many derivative products made with steel, aluminum, and copper, and dropped them altogether on products with minimal metal content.

The move kept in place the 50% duty on commodity imports of steel, aluminum, and copper.

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