White House Says ‘No Decisions Yet’ On Foreign Films Tariff Day After Trump’s Announcement

<p>The White House on Monday said that no final decisions have been made about imposing tariffs on foreign films. This comes just a day after President Donald Trump announced a 100 percent tariff on all movies produced outside the US, an announcement that triggered alarm across the global film industry.</p>
<p>White House spokesperson Kush Desai said on Monday that the administration is exploring options to deliver Trump&rsquo;s directive and &lsquo;make Hollywood great again&rdquo;.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Although no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made, the administration is exploring all options to deliver on President Trump&rsquo;s directive to safeguard our country&rsquo;s national and economic security while making Hollywood great again,&rdquo; Desai said, as reported by news agency Reuters.</p>
<p>The US president had announced 100 percent tariffs on foreign-made movies on his Truth Social platform, claiming that he had authorised the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative to &ldquo;immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands&rdquo;.</p>
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<p>In the post, which was shared on Sunday, Trump warned that the American film industry was &ldquo;DYING a very fast death&rdquo; and that other countries were undertaking a &ldquo;concerted effort&rdquo; to offer &ldquo;all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States,&rdquo; calling it a &ldquo;national security threat&rdquo;.</p>
<p>US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick responded to this announcement in a post on X on Sunday evening, saying: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re on it.&rdquo;</p>
<p>According to a White House, Hollywood film production witnessed a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2025, with merely 451 “shoot days” for feature films in the region, which was a drop of almost 30 percent from the year before that, Reuters reported.</p>
<p>A report by The Guardian noted that on Monday, shares in US streaming platforms and production companies saw a significant drop as uncertainty loomed following Trump&rsquo;s post, which did not contain details on whether tariffs would apply to films distributed on streaming platforms.</p>
<p>While Amazon&rsquo;s shares dipped 1.5 percent, Netflix shares were down 1.7 percent by early afternoon. Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount dropped 1.1 percent and 1 percent, respectively, the report added.</p>
<p>The White House is yet to release any details on the legal basis for the tariff announcement or how its implementation would be done, leaving the film industry confused.</p>
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