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United States of America: U.S. Administration imposes Section 232 tariffs on pharmaceutical imports

Announcement

01 Apr 2025

In April 2025, the US Department of Commerce launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of importing pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and related derivative products. In April 2026, the U.S. Administration concluded the investigation and imposed Section 232 tariffs on patented pharmaceutical imports.

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Number of interventions

9

8 certainly harmful

1 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

21 Jan 2029

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 04 Apr 2026
Import tariff

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. As part of this proclamat...

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Implementation date

29 Sep 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 04 Apr 2026
FDI: Financial incentive

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. The proclamation offers p...

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Updated: 04 Apr 2026
Local operations incentive

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. As a condition for receiv...

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Updated: 04 Apr 2026
Tax or social insurance relief

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. As part of this proclamat...

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Updated: 04 Apr 2026
Import tariff

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. The measure sets a prefer...

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Updated: 04 Apr 2026
Import tariff

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. The measure sets a prefer...

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Updated: 04 Apr 2026
Import tariff

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients, including active pharmace...

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Implementation date

29 Sep 2026

Revocation date:

02 Apr 2030

Updated: 04 Apr 2026
Import tariff

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. The measure sets an ad va...

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Implementation date

No implementation date

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 04 Apr 2026
Import tariff

Recent update from 04 Apr 2026:

On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients. As part of this proclamat...

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