### [2026-07-21](/feed/2026/07/21/index.md)

##### Tariffs in the second Trump administration
# Trump announces that imported generic drugs will remain tariff-free until August 2028, face a 100% tariff for one year, and a 200% tariff thereafter, citing efforts to move pharmaceutical production to the country. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-says-imported-generic-drugs-to-face-100-tariff-from-august-2028-11803611)

### Changes:

1. United States president Donald Trump announces that imported generic drugs will remain tariff-free until August 2028, face a 100% tariff for one year, and a 200% tariff thereafter, citing efforts to move pharmaceutical production to the country.  _2026-07-22 17:53:09 (First version)_
1. Trump announces that imported generic drugs will remain tariff-free until August 2028, face a 100% tariff for one year, and a 200% tariff thereafter, citing efforts to move pharmaceutical production to the country.  _(Current version)_

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