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Some of Trump's new tariffs, including 100% on medicines, come into effect

As of today, all imported medicines will be subject to 100% tariffs, 25% for large trucks from abroad, and 50% for kitchen furniture, bathroom dressers and related products.

WASHINGTON (United States), 11/08/2025.- US President Donald Trump (C) with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) and US Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) addresses the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Washington, DC, USA, 11 August 2025. President Trump is due to announce the deployment of the National Guard in Washington DC as part of a crime reduction strategy. EFE/EPA/WILL OLIVER / POOL
Donald Trump. Photo: EFE

A US-imposed tariff package came into effect this Wednesday, October 1, after US President Donald Trump announced it on Friday.

"From October 1, 2025, we will impose a 100% tariff on any brand or patented imported drug, unless it has no company in the United States that is building a plant," he said on the social network 'Truth Social'.

Trump will also impose a 25%  tax on "heavy, large" trucks from abroad. The president said he made this decision to "protect" national manufacturers from these products, "unfair external competition," and the "good financial health" of truckers.

Trump has imposed an additional 50% tax on "kitchen furniture, bathroom dressers, and related products," and 30% on "upholstered furniture."

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