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Irish pharma sector avoids 20% tariff in immediate future

The Irish pharmaceutical sector has temporarily avoided a new 20% tariff imposed by the US, as reported by the White House.
US President Donald Trump stated that new tariffs would generally begin at 10% effective April 5, with specific sectors exempt from higher rates.
Concerns remain regarding future tariffs on pharmaceuticals, which could severely impact the Irish economy, according to Irish officials.
Concerns about the impact on the pharmaceutical sector, which employs around 45,000 people, were raised, according to Taoiseach Micheal Martin.

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Evening Standard

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US may not have realised complexity of pharma tariffs, Martin suggests

The US may not have understood the complexity of tariffs on EU pharmaceuticals when it was first suggested, the Irish premier Micheal Martin has said.

3 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Journal

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Big pharma not subject to US tariffs for now, but there's worry we're not out of the woods

Pharmaceutical products are exempt from the 20% tariff, for now.

17 hours ago·Ireland

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Irish pharma sector avoids 20% tariff in immediate future

Ireland's pharmaceutical sector appears to have largely avoided a new US tariff rate for now, amid a broader 20% tax imposed on other goods from the European Union.

19 hours ago·Ireland

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EURACTIV

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Trump carpet bombs global trade, Irish pharma on borrowed time

Ireland’s pharmaceutical sector holds its breath after escaping Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs blitz. The United States’ trade strategy is ‘in no one’s interests’ says the Taoiseach.

20 hours ago·Brussels, Belgium

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