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      <title>US proposes new tariffs on 60 economies over forced labour concerns</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed imposing additional duties of 10% or ​12.5% on imports from 60 economies after determining their failures to curb trade in ‌goods made with forced labour are unreasonable and restrict US commerce.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The proposal from the US Trade Representative’s office is the latest finding from a Section 301 unfair trade practices investigation to be released as the Trump administration seeks to ​rebuild its emergency tariffs, which were struck down by a US Supreme Court decision in ​February.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The USTR said it determined that it would impose 10% duties related to ⁠the forced labour investigation on imports from Canada, Ecuador, the European Union, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, ​Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Taiwan and Britain.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The trade agency said it would impose additional duties ​of 12.5% on the remaining 45 countries that it investigated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labour is unacceptable,” US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a statement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“This creates ​a dynamic where American workers are forced to compete globally on an unlevel playing field.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The USTR said ​it was also proposing a textile mechanism that would allow for a certain volume of apparel and textile imports ‌to ⁠enter the US at a reduced tariff rate, though the duties and volumes were not disclosed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The announcement comes ahead of the July 24 expiration of a 10% temporary tariff imposed by the Trump administration on February 20, the day the Supreme Court struck down US President Donald Trump’s tariffs under the International ​Emergency Economic Powers Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On ​Monday, the USTR proposed ⁠a 25% duty on many Brazilian goods as a result of a Section 301 investigation into the country’s digital trade practices and preferential tariffs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The trade agency ​is also expected to soon unveil the findings of another major Section ​301 probe into ⁠the buildup of excess industrial capacity in 16 trading partners, including China.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the forced labour findings, the USTR said it would exempt from the tariffs several products, including energy, rare earths and certain ⁠other metals, ​beef, coffee, certain fruits and vegetables, pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals and ​aircraft parts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The USTR said it would accept public comments on the proposed tariffs and other remedies through July 6, with a public ​hearing scheduled for July 7.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed imposing additional duties of 10% or ​12.5% on imports from 60 economies after determining their failures to curb trade in ‌goods made with forced labour are unreasonable and restrict US commerce.</strong></p>
<p>The proposal from the US Trade Representative’s office is the latest finding from a Section 301 unfair trade practices investigation to be released as the Trump administration seeks to ​rebuild its emergency tariffs, which were struck down by a US Supreme Court decision in ​February.</p>
<p>The USTR said it determined that it would impose 10% duties related to ⁠the forced labour investigation on imports from Canada, Ecuador, the European Union, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, ​Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Taiwan and Britain.</p>
<p>The trade agency said it would impose additional duties ​of 12.5% on the remaining 45 countries that it investigated.</p>
<p>“The failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labour is unacceptable,” US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a statement.</p>
<p>“This creates ​a dynamic where American workers are forced to compete globally on an unlevel playing field.”</p>
<p>The USTR said ​it was also proposing a textile mechanism that would allow for a certain volume of apparel and textile imports ‌to ⁠enter the US at a reduced tariff rate, though the duties and volumes were not disclosed.</p>
<p>The announcement comes ahead of the July 24 expiration of a 10% temporary tariff imposed by the Trump administration on February 20, the day the Supreme Court struck down US President Donald Trump’s tariffs under the International ​Emergency Economic Powers Act.</p>
<p>On ​Monday, the USTR proposed ⁠a 25% duty on many Brazilian goods as a result of a Section 301 investigation into the country’s digital trade practices and preferential tariffs.</p>
<p>The trade agency ​is also expected to soon unveil the findings of another major Section ​301 probe into ⁠the buildup of excess industrial capacity in 16 trading partners, including China.</p>
<p>In the forced labour findings, the USTR said it would exempt from the tariffs several products, including energy, rare earths and certain ⁠other metals, ​beef, coffee, certain fruits and vegetables, pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals and ​aircraft parts.</p>
<p>The USTR said it would accept public comments on the proposed tariffs and other remedies through July 6, with a public ​hearing scheduled for July 7.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:39:50 +0500</pubDate>
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