The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Thursday (25) new rates. A rate of 100% on pharmaceutical products, in addition to tariffs on heavy trucks e Some types of furniture will be valid on October 1st.
In one of his posts on the Social Social Network, according to him, the rate will be applied unless the pharmaceutical company is building a factory in the US.
Europe and the United States maintain strongly interconnected drug supply chains,
In 2024, exports of drugs and pharmaceutical products from the European Union to the US added $ 134 billion, according to the Eurostat statistics agency, being about 37% just from Ireland.
Irish exports of chemicals and related – including drugs and pharmaceutical inputs – grew up 536% compared to the previous year, reaching US $ 27.9 billion In the first seven months of 2025, according to the Ireland Central Statistics Office.
Swiss company Roche said on Friday (26) that one of its units in the United States recently started building a new factory.
Heavy trucks
Trump also announced that it will
According to him, manufacturers in the US of these trucks suffer an unfair external competition.
In the case of trucks, the main affected will be Mexico, responsible for much of this vehicle’s sales to the US.
Kitchen cabinet, bathroom furniture and upholstery
The US will also apply from October 1, according to Trump. In addition, upholstery furniture will suffer a 30%tariff.
About 60% of US $ 25.5 billion in US furniture imports in 2024 came from Vietnam and China, according to Furniture Today, a specialized magazine.
*With information from the Reuters Agency
