Initiation of Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor

USTR has initiated Section 301 investigations against 60 economies for failing to prohibit or effectively enforce bans on imports of goods produced with forced labor, and has proposed additional duties of 10% or 12.5% on all products from those economies. Importers sourcing from any of the 60 named economies face potential across-the-board tariff increases if investigations conclude with an affirmative determination.

Investigations cover 60 economies (not individually named in the linked signals). Proposed additional duties are 10% for economies with partial or reciprocal-trade-agreement-based forced labor regimes and 12.5% for all others, applied to all products from covered economies. A reduced rate is referenced in the signals but the specific reduced amount is not fully stated in the available text.