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Trump Plans ‘100% Tariff’ On All Movies Produced Abroad 

US President Donald Trump says he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the United States, claiming Hollywood was being devastated by a trend of US filmmakers and studios working abroad. 

The announcement comes as the White House is coming under mounting criticism over its aggressive trade policies that have seen Trump impose sweeping tariffs on countries around the globe. 

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 23: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The seven executive orders were related to education policy including enforcing universities to disclose foreign gifts, artificial intelligence education and school disciplinary policies. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump authorised the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into the Country that are produced in Foreign Lands