AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Trump administration imposes forced-labor tariffs on 60 countries, replacing duties struck down by Supreme Court
New tariffs of 10% to 12.5% took effect on imports from 60 countries overnight, replacing emergency duties the Supreme Court invalidated five months ago, and projections say the levies could generate nearly $1 trillion over the next decade. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the duties on July 23, capping a months-long investigation into whether […] The post Trump administration imposes forced-labor tariffs on 60 countries, replacing duties struck down by Supreme Court appeared first on American Almanac .
New tariffs of 10% to 12.5% took effect on imports from 60 countries overnight, replacing emergency duties the Supreme Court invalidated five months ago, and projections say the levies could generate nearly $1 trillion over the next decade. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the duties on July 23, capping a months-long investigation into whether trading partners had failed to ban or enforce bans on goods produced with forced labor. The tariffs, imposed under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, went live at 12:01 a.m. July 24, the same moment a temporary 10% global tariff expired. The timing was deliberate: the administration built a legal bridge from one tariff regime to the next without leaving a single day uncovered. The…Open