Section 301 forced-labor tariffs (60 economies)
Current understanding
USTR determined under Section 301 that 60 economies’ failures to prohibit and effectively enforce bans on the importation of forced-labor goods are unreasonable and burden US commerce. In response, USTR is imposing ad valorem tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on all products of the covered economies (subject to exemptions), and tariff-rate quotas for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. This is the umbrella action; per-economy pages track country-specific rates, TRQs, and status.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-28 — Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor: cross-connection with section-301-vietnam-ip: Both are Section 301 actions being pursued in parallel across Indo-Pacific economies, one targeting forced-labor import enforcement failures and the other Vietnam IP practices. (novelty: 5)
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Contributing findings
Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor
28-jul-2026
novelty 5
per-area 5
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