Trump's new global tariff draws rebukes from trade partners over forced-labor justification
The United States announced new tariffs on 60 trading partners, citing failures to ban forced‑labor goods, with rates of 10% for compliant countries and 12.5% for others. Several partners, including Australia, Brazil, Chile, Canada and New Zealand, rejected the forced‑labor justification but indicated they would continue negotiations rather than retaliate. No major counter‑measures have been announced, and the tariffs replace a temporary 10% global duty that expired in July.
- ▪The U.S. Office of the Trade Representative imposed tariffs on 60 economies under Section 301, targeting forced‑labor concerns.
- ▪Tariff rates are set at 10% for countries with import prohibitions and 12.5% for those without such measures.
- ▪Australia, Brazil, Chile, Canada and New Zealand all criticized the rationale but said they would keep negotiating.
- ▪The new tariffs replace a temporary 10% global tariff that expired after a Supreme Court ruling.
- ▪No major trading partner has announced retaliatory measures against the United States.
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- ▪ ‘Forced labour’ rationale for Trump tariffs met with bewilderment — World news | The Guardian
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U.S. trading partners from Canberra to Brasília have rejected the forced-labor rationale behind President Donald Trump's new global tariffs, while most signaled they would keep negotiating rather than retaliate. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Thursday took action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposing tariffs on 60 economies for what Washington called their failure to impose and enforce bans on goods made with forced labor. The duties — 10% for partners that have adopted or committed to import prohibitions, 12.5% for those that haven't — cover the top 60 US trade partners and 99.4% of American imports.
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