Trump declares a new tariff for medications and trucks that start on October 1

President Donald Trump He announced the latest round of definitions that were accelerated on October 1 in a series of social functions for the truth Thursday evening.

Definitions It will target medicines, home commodities and heavy trucks, and Trump said he believed this step will strengthen the United States to manufacture and protect national security.

In one of the publications, he announced that patented branded drug products will face a 100 % tariff unless the company was actively building a factory in the United States. He continued to determine this as a key to construction or under construction.

The area is that this measure will force the drug makers to convert production to American soil.

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Trump has also announced plans to stop “floods” from imports that threaten American manufacturers to impose a 50 % tariff on kitchen cabinets, bathroom arrogance and relevant products, and a 30 % tariff on upholstered furniture.

“The reason for this is” floods “widely for these products to the United States by other external countries. It is a very unfair practice, but we must protect, for national security and other reasons, our manufacturing process. Thank you for your interest in this issue!” The president wrote.

He also said that he would impose a 25 % tariff on heavy trucks that were built outside the United States, a step aimed at protecting local companies such as Peterlet, Kenworth, Freightliner and Mack trucks.

“In order to protect our heavy truck manufacturing companies from the unfair external competition, as of October 1, 2025, I will impose a 25 % tariff on all heavy trucks (large!) That were made in other parts of the world,” said Post.

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The announcement confirmed that Trump pushed the trade policy and not just as Economic lever, But on the issue of national security.

“We need truck drivers to be in good and strong health, for many reasons, but above all, for national security purposes!” books.

Trump argues that the definitions are necessary for manufacturing “National Security,” Although economists have warned that measures may raise consumer prices as well as rising tensions.

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In February, he argued with questions and professor at the University of Brown in economics şebnem Kalemli-Regcan: “American consumers will be harmed … either to prepare to buy things more famous, search for alternatives, or reduce their consumption.”

“It can significantly increase inflation and unemployment,” the head of the Federal Reserve in Dallas Lori Logan said in the comments prepared for a speech at the Peterson Institute for International Economy on Trade and Immigration that increase the tariff.