The United States imposed tariffs on 60 countries

New duties of 10% or 12.5% replace expired Trump-era tariffs, hitting China, India, the EU and dozens of other economies.

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July 24, 2026

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The United States has imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners, citing forced labour concerns, with rates of 10% or 12.5% depending on each country's import ban record. The duties replace earlier Trump-era tariffs that expired today.

Key points

New US tariffs of 10%–12.5% hit 60 trading partners today.
Countries with forced-labour bans face the lower 10% rate.
China, Japan and South Korea placed in the higher 12.5% bracket.

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The United States has imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners, citing concerns over forced labour. The duties, which took effect today, replace earlier tariffs that President Donald Trump had imposed and which expired on the same date.

The new rates are set at either 10% or 12.5%, depending on each country’s record on forced-labour import bans. Economies that have enacted or committed to such bans, including Canada, the European Union, India and the United Kingdom, face the lower 10% rate. Countries including China, Japan and South Korea, along with dozens of others, were placed in the higher bracket at 12.5%.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the move reflects a longstanding American policy. “The United States has had a ban on importing goods made with forced labour for nearly a century and has enforced it vigorously. It is time for our trading partners to follow our lead,” he said.