Trump slaps 100% tariff on non-US made films

30-Sep-2025

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The United States will move ahead with a 100% tariff on all movies made outside the country, President Donald Trump confirmed in a post on Truth Social on September 29.

Trump said the American film business had been taken over by competitors abroad. "Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other countries, just like stealing 'candy from a baby'," he wrote.

At the time, he framed the issue as both economic and strategic, warning that "the American movie industry is dying a very fast death." Calling it a “concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat,” Trump had argued that the problem extended beyond economics. “It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!” he said.