Trump tariffs live updates: Trump says pharma tariffs could go to 250%, threatens EU if it fails on investment pledge
August 5, 2025

President Trump on Tuesday said he would announce tariffs on semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports "within the next week or so," as he prepares to add more sectoral duties to his mix of tariffs.

"We'll be putting a initially small tariff on pharmaceuticals, but in one year — one and a half years, maximum — it's going to go to 150%. And then it’s going to go to 250%, because we want pharmaceuticals made in our country," Trump said during a CNBC interview.


Trump also threatened the European Union with increased tariffs if it failed to live up to a pledge to invest some $600 billion in the US.

Meanwhile, the world is awaiting Trump's country-specific duties and jockeying ahead of their implementation. India has called out Trump after he threatened to "substantially raise" tariffs on Indian exports over its Russian oil purchases, slamming the move as unjustified. India said it would protect its interest and accused the US of a double standard on trade with Russia.

Trump has signed an order to hike tariffs on Canada to 35%, while setting rates from 10% to 40% on dozens of partners. Those duties are set to come into full effect this week.

Yahoo Finance's Ben Werschkul has more details on the latest orders. You can see the new rates Trump is set to levy in the graphic below:
In the past several days, Trump has unleashed a flurry of deals and trade moves leading up to his self-imposed deadline:

Trump granted Mexico, the US's largest trading partner, a 90-day reprieve on higher tariffs.

The US agreed to a trade deal with South Korea. The agreement includes a 15% tariff rate on imports from the country, while the US will not be charged a tariff on its exports, Trump said.

Trump imposed 50% tariffs on semi-finished copper products starting Aug. 1.

The president signed an order to end the de minimis exemption on low-value imports under $800, thereby applying tariffs from Aug. 29.

Trump signed another order to impose a total of 50% tariffs on many goods from Brazil. However, it exempts key US imports like orange juice and aircraft parts that benefit Embraer (ERJ).

The US and EU agreed to a trade deal that imposes 15% tariffs on EU goods. The nations are still working on finalizing many terms of the deal.