Trump declares films made outside US will face 100% tariff

Move will be a concern to Ireland's booming film industry

The United States will impose a 100% tariff on all movies made outside the country, US president Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday. File picture: iStock/bjones27

The United States will impose a 100% tariff on all movies made outside the country, US president Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday, a move that one Irish film studio executive warned will "put the coffin in the US film industry".

Mr Trump took aim at the film industry in his latest tariff outburst. "Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing 'candy from a baby'," he said on Monday. Mr Trump had threatened to impose such levies earlier in May but offered few details, leading to confusion among entertainment industry executives.