India's $30-billion pharma industry is staring at a fresh challenge after US President Donald Trump announced that generic medicines imported into the US would face tariffs of 100% from Aug 2028 and 200% a year later, unless companies relocate manufacturing to the US.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a phased tariff regime on imported generic medicines, saying they will continue to enter the United States duty-free for two years…

Trump has been pressuring drugmakers through his most-favored-nation drug pricing policy to lower prices to what people pay in other high-income countries.

US to impose steep tariffs on generic medicine imports from Aug 2028

Trump announces a tariff timeline for generic drugs, starting with zero tariffs for a year, then escalating to 200%.

President Donald Trump has given generic drugmakers two years to shift manufacturing to the US or face 100% import tariffs from August 2028, rising to 200% a year later. The move…

US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs of up to 200% on imported generic medicines could put pressure on India's pharmaceutical exporters, but the country's cost advantage…