U.S. Imposes 10-12.5% Tariffs on Imports From 60 Countries Over Forced-Labor Failures

S. 5% on imports from 60 trading partners that together account for almost all goods sold to the United States. The duties target countries the department determined had failed to prohibit or enforce bans on imports of goods produced with forced labor.

The announcement marks the second round of new import taxes from the Trump administration since the Supreme Court struck down many of President Donald Trump's earlier duties in February 2026. S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer examined whether the 60 partners maintained and enforced legal prohibitions on forced-labor goods.

The department's report found that 54 countries had failed both to impose a legal prohibition on the importation of goods produced wholly or in part with forced labour and to effectively enforce such a prohibition. Six others—Canada, the EU, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico and Pakistan—had failed to enforce an existing prohibition.

Tariffs of 10% will apply to imports from Canada, the EU, Britain, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia and Taiwan.

5% duties. The tariffs have not yet been enforced, and the administration must complete an additional process before they take effect. S.

Administration as part of ongoing negotiations. S. The European Commission stated the EU remains committed to the trade deal reached with the Trump administration last year and considers the new tariffs unjustified.

China's foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said there is no so-called forced labour in China and opposed using the issue as an excuse for political manipulation. Ajay Srivastava of the Delhi-based Global Trade Research Initiative said India should challenge the legal basis of the tariffs under Section 301 and consider reassessing its participation in bilateral trade talks.

The UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner said current UK law does not go far enough and estimated that Britain imports around £20bn of goods each year that may be linked to forced labour.

Amnesty International's business and human rights director Peter Frankental said trade measures can address forced-labour risks but are not a substitute for enforcement, corporate accountability and mandatory human rights due diligence. The Trump administration has not announced new tariffs since February 2026, when the Supreme Court ruled the so-called Liberation Day tariffs imposed in April 2025 unlawful.

President Trump called that ruling terrible and said the justices were fools.

Immediately after the decision he announced a 10% temporary global tariff, later described it as 15%, and implemented the 10% rate, which remains in place and is scheduled to expire in July 2026 unless extended by Congress.