Trump Says Pharma, Chips Tariffs Coming in ‘Next Week or So’ (2)

Aug. 5, 2025, 3:36 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said that US tariffs on semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports would be announced “within the next week or so,” as the administration prepares to target key economic sectors in its effort to remake global trade.

“We’ll be putting a initially small tariff on pharmaceuticals, but in one year — one and a half years, maximum — it’s going to go to 150% and then it’s going to go to 250% because we want pharmaceuticals made in our country,” Trump said Tuesday in an interview on CNBC.

“We’re going to be announcing on semiconductors and chips, which is ...

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