U.S. Targets 59 Countries and EU in New Tariff Proposal

Trump administration officials announced that they plan to impose tariffs of up to 12.5% on 59 countries plus the European Union for failing to crack down on goods made with forced labor. Here's what you need to know.

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the administration's previous attempts at tariffs on imported goods, a new proposal was announced to impose tariffs of between 10 and 12.5% on imports for 60 American trade partners. The administration's justification for these Section 301 tariffs is the failure of these countries to enact or enforce bans on goods made with forced labor. The E.U., which would be included in these tariffs, has already passed an upcoming ban on goods made whole or in part with forced labor, which goes in to effect in December 2027. The EU Forced Labor Regulation is not, however, an import ban in the style of the U.S. forced labor ban.

The Supreme Court previously ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, to impose tariffs without congressional approval. The administration has since focused on both Section 122 and Section 301 tariffs to impose global duties on imports. (In May, a trade court ruled that the use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to justify these tariffs violated the law).

In a report published in June 2nd by the U.S. Trade Representative, the countries + territories included are:

• Canada

• Ecuador

• Indonesia

• Mexico

• Pakistan

• Algeria

• Angola

• Argentina

• Australia

• Bahamas

• Bahrain

• Bangladesh

• Brazil

• Cambodia

• Chile

• People's Republic of China

• Colombia

• Costa Rica

• Dominican Republic

• Egypt

• El Salvador

• Guatemala

• Guyana

• Honduras

• Hong Kong

• India

• Iraq

• Israel

• Japan

• Jordan

• Kazakhstan

• Kuwait

• Libya

• Malaysia

• Morocco

• New Zealand

• Nicaragua

• Nigeria

• Norway

• Oman

• Peru

• The Philippines

• Qatar

• Russia

• Saudi Arabia

• Singapore

• South Africa

• South Korea

• Sri Lanka

• Switzerland

• Taiwan

• Thailand

• Trinidad and Tobago

• Türkiye

• United Arab Emirates

• United Kingdom

• Uruguay

• Venezuela

• Vietnam

• the European Union

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