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title: Trump Revives Threat of 100% Tariff on Foreign Films, Rattling Hollywood
description: Donald Trump has again threatened a 100% tariff on films made outside the U.S., a move that could impact Hollywood, Netflix, and international film production.
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# [Trump Revives Threat of 100% Tariff on Foreign Films, Rattling Hollywood](https://www.redsharknews.com/donald-trump-100-percent-film-tariff)

 Written by [Andy Stout](https://www.redsharknews.com/author/andy-stout) | Sep 29, 2025 2:41:35 PM

Not for the first time, Donald J. Trump has woken up, reached for Truth Social, and threatened to put a 100% tariff on all films made outside of the United States.

Here we are again. Donald Trump first threatened to put a 100% tariff [on all foreign produced films in May](https://www.redsharknews.com/films-produced-in-foreign-lands-the-latest-trump-tariff-target). Then he was either talked out of it or his attention moved elsewhere. Now he's bringing it up again, making sure to take a swipe at California Governor Gavin Newsom along the way. 

"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. "California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particularly hard hit! Therefore, in order to solve this long time, never ending problem, I will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States."

This has, understandably, rattled the media industry. Netflix shares were down 1.5% in early trading. But the idea runs into the same problems that it faced back in May when he first floated it. Briefly:

- Does this include US-produced movies that shoot abroad, and if so, what percentage of the movie counts?
- Are films already underway exempt from the process?
- Does it apply to wholly foreign films or just ones with US backing?
- Where is the tariff going to be collected? At the box office by theatres themselves? On the tax breaks granted by foreign countries? 
- Why films and not television. Is that next on the tariff roulette wheel?
- Will it even actually happen? Or is he just trying to while away a dull Monday morning? Eight minutes later he 'truthed' about putting "substantial Tariffs on any Country that does not make its furniture in the United States."

As news agency [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-impose-100-tariff-movies-made-outside-country-2025-09-29/) puts it: "The move has drawn skepticism from legal and trade analysts. Some argue films are a form of intellectual property and part of the global trade in services, an area where the U.S. often runs a surplus, raising questions about the legal basis for tariffs."

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