Trump says US to impose 50% copper tariff, pharma levy may hit 200%

US President Donald Trump (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to set a 50 percent tariff on copper imports, while threatening a much higher rate on pharmaceuticals that would kick in after at least a year.

“Today we’re doing copper,” he told a cabinet meeting.

He also said Washington would soon make an announcement on pharmaceuticals: “They’re going to be tariffed at a very, very high rate, like 200 percent.”

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