WASHINGTON, July 24 (HS/RIA Novosti) - The United States has imposed tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on 60 major trading partners based on whether they have legislation banning imports of goods produced with forced labor.

Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer is taking final action, at President Trump’s direction, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing tariffs on 60 economies for their failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor, the Office of US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a statement.

The minimum tariff rate of 10% will apply to 17 countries that have already introduced bans on imports of goods made with forced labor. The list includes the United Kingdom, India, Canada and Mexico.

For certain goods from the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland that are not covered by exemptions, the tariff rate will be set at 10% or 12.5%, net of the applicable most-favored-nation tariff rate. For all other countries covered by the investigation that have not met US requirements, the maximum baseline tariff rate will increase by 2.5 percentage points to 12.5%.

The new tariffs took effect on Friday. They replace the temporary 10% global tariff introduced by President Donald Trump in February after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed in April 2025. That temporary measure was limited to 150 days and was due to expire on Friday, prompting the White House to introduce new targeted tariffs under a new legal justification.

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