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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. volition enforce a 100% tariff connected "all immoderate branded oregon patented Pharmaceutical Product" entering the state from Oct. 1.
The measurement volition not use to companies gathering cause manufacturing plants successful the U.S., Trump added.
He said that the exemption covers projects wherever operation has started, including sites that person breached crushed oregon are nether construction.
"There will, therefore, beryllium nary Tariff connected these Pharmaceutical Products if operation has started," Trump added successful a station connected Truth Social.
The announcement came arsenic Trump besides unveiled a 25% work connected dense trucks and a 50% levy connected "all Kitchen Cabinets, Bathroom Vanities, and associated products," which volition besides commencement connected Oct. 1.
In August, Trump told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that planned tariffs connected pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. could yet scope up to 250%, the highest complaint helium has threatened truthful far.
He said helium volition initially enforce a "small tariff" connected pharmaceuticals, but past successful a twelvemonth to a twelvemonth and a fractional "maximum," helium volition rise that complaint to 150% and past 250%.
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