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United States of America: Agreement with Kyowa Kirin on most-favoured-nation drug pricing and tariff deferral

Announcement

31 Aug 2026

In August 2026, the United States announced an agreement with Kyowa Kirin on most-favoured-nation drug pricing and a deferral of Section 232 pharmaceutical tariffs.

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Number of interventions

4

0 certainly harmful

2 likely harmful

2 liberalising

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Implementation date

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Revocation date:

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Announced: 31 Aug 2026
FDI: Financial incentive

Recent update from 03 Sep 2026:

On 31 August 2026, the U.S. Administration announced a voluntary agreement with Japan-based Kyowa Kirin on most-favoured-nation drug pricing. Kyowa Kirin stated that it reached an agreement with th...

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Announced: 31 Aug 2026
Import tariff

Recent update from 03 Sep 2026:

On 31 August 2026, the U.S. Administration announced an agreement with Japan-based Kyowa Kirin on most-favoured-nation drug pricing. Kyowa Kirin stated that it reached an agreement with the Departm...

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Implementation date

No implementation date

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 31 Aug 2026
Local operations incentive

Recent update from 03 Sep 2026:

On 31 August 2026, the U.S. Administration announced a voluntary agreement with Japan-based Kyowa Kirin on most-favoured-nation drug pricing. Kyowa Kirin stated that it reached an agreement with th...

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Announced: 31 Aug 2026
Tax or social insurance relief

Recent update from 03 Sep 2026:

On 31 August 2026, the U.S. Administration announced a voluntary agreement with Japan-based Kyowa Kirin on most-favoured-nation drug pricing. Under the agreement, the Department of Commerce deferre...

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