Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the country

September 30, 2025 12:29 PM

Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the country

President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas that are then sent into the U.S., repeating a threat made in May that would upend Hollywood's global business model. The step signals Trump's willingness to extend protectionist trade policies into cultural industries, raising uncertainty for studios that depend heavily on cross-border co-productions and international box-office revenue. "Our movie making business has been stolen from the United ...

Trump says Hollywood ‘dying’; orders 100% tariff on non-US movies to save it

May 5, 2025 11:21 AM

Trump says Hollywood ‘dying’; orders 100% tariff on non-US movies to save it

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the country, saying the U.S. movie industry was dying a “very fast death” due to the incentives that other countries were offering to draw American filmmakers. “This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Trump said he was authorizing the relevant U.S. ...