Public Hearings Regarding Section 301 Investigations Relating to Failures to Take Action on Forced Labor (Day 2)

USTR has initiated Section 301 investigations against 60 economies for failures to prohibit or enforce bans on forced-labor goods, and has subsequently proposed additional duties of 10% or 12.5% on all products from those economies. Importers sourcing from any of the 60 unnamed economies face potential broad-based tariff increases across all HS chapters if the investigations result in final action.

The proposed duties would apply to all products from the 60 subject economies. Economies with partial enforcement regimes or reciprocal trade agreements would face a 10% additional duty; all other subject economies would face 12.5%. The specific 60 economies are not named in the linked signals.