USTR Proposes §301 Tariffs on 60 Economies for Forced Labor Import Prohibition Failures

USTR has determined that 60 economies fail to impose or effectively enforce prohibitions on importing forced-labor goods, proposing additional duties of 10% (for economies with partial or reciprocal-trade-agreement-based regimes) or 12.5% (all others) on all products, with a reduced-rate tariff-rate quota mechanism for textiles and apparel. Public comments and hearings are being solicited before final action is...