Last month, HBI covered how EU tariff negotiations would affect pharma prices. At that time, Donald Trump had been threatening a 50% tariff on all EU imports and a 200% tariff on pharmaceutical imports, creating much uncertainty around the final state of the trade deal. On Tuesday, however, Trump told CNBC that while the tariffs on pharmaceuticals may be “small” initially, in a year's time they will be increased to 150% and then 250%.
August 7, 2025