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United States of America: U.S. Administration lifts Section 232 tariff on patented pharmaceutical imports from the United Kingdom

Announcement

31 Jul 2026

In July 2026, the U.S. Administration reduced the Section 232 tariff rate on patented pharmaceutical imports from the United Kingdom from 10% to zero.

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1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

31 Jul 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 31 Jul 2026
Import tariff In force

Recent update from 03 Aug 2026:

On 31 July 2026, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a notice reducing the Section 232 tariff rate on patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutica...

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