US drug firm Merck says existing Trump tariffs will cost it $200m this year
by Lisa O'Carroll from US news | The Guardian on (#6WV55)
Company's forecast does not account for threatened major' tariff that could also be levied on pharmaceutical imports
The US pharmaceutical company Merck has said it expects to pay an extra $200m (150m) in costs this year from tariffs that Donald Trump has already imposed, including his 10% tax on imports from around the world.
Merck said the projected costs also included retaliatory tariffs imposed by foreign governments on the US, particularly those related to China.
Continue reading...