Makers of patented pharmaceuticals can escape the import tax by agreeing to join the president’s “most favored nation” program to reduce US drug prices or by establishing new factories to serve the American market, according to a senior administration official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity. The fees take effect on April 17 for customers of the company’s Fulfillment by Amazon service — which is used by many of the independent sellers who list their products on Amazon’s retail sites — in the US and Canada. A top Pentagon official last week called Lin’s order a “disgrace.” US Defense Undersecretary Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, said on social media it would disrupt Hegseth’s “full ability to conduct military operations with the partners it chooses.” Lin had stayed her order for a week, which gave time for the Pentagon to take the case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published at: 2026-04-02 22:55:28
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