TARIFF TRACKER
USTR proposes Section 301 duties on goods from 60 economies over forced labor import rules
USTR found 60 economies actionable under Section 301 for failing to impose or effectively enforce forced labor import prohibitions. It proposes added duties on all products from those economies, with listed exclusions, and requests comments by July 6, 2026.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
Replaced
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Section 301
RATE
10% or 12.5%
Proposed 10% for Canada, Ecuador, the European Union, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Proposed 12.5% for all other investigated economies.
COUNTRIES
Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, People's Republic of, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, 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
PRODUCT FAMILIES
All goods
COVERED GOODS
Proposed additional ad valorem duties would apply to all products of the 60 investigated economies, except products and categories excluded in Annex A and other stated exclusions. The Federal Register publishes the Annex A provisions as images, so the HTS lines are not listed here; see the source.
EXCLUSIONS
Annex A excluded HTSUS provisions, informational materials, donations, accompanied baggage, all articles and parts subject to Section 232 tariffs, USMCA-compliant goods of Canada or Mexico, and textiles and apparel that enter duty-free under CAFTA-DR as goods of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua.
USMCA
The proposed action does not cover USMCA-compliant goods of Canada or Mexico.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Review suppliers and SKUs from the listed economies against the proposed all-products scope and the stated exclusions, including USMCA-compliant Canada and Mexico goods. If affected, consider submitting comments by July 6, 2026, or requesting to appear at the hearing by June 22, 2026.
SOURCES
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Rate: "the Trade Representative proposes additional duties of 10% for products of these economies. For all other economies that have failed to impose and effectively enforce a forced labor import prohibition, the Trade Representative proposes 12.5% as the rate of additional duties." (source)
Covered goods: "appropriate action to obtain the elimination of the acts, policies, and practices would include the imposition of ad valorem duties on all products of the 60 economies subject to investigations, except as provided in Annex A to this Notice." (source)
Countries: "The following 54 economies have failed to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor: Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Australia; the Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Brazil; Cambodia; Chile; China, People's Republic of;" (source)
Countries: "The following six economies have failed to effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor: Canada; Ecuador; the European Union; Indonesia; Mexico; and Pakistan." (source)
Exclusions: "the proposed action does not cover informational materials, donations, accompanied baggage; all articles and parts of articles that are subject to section 232 tariffs; USMCA-compliant goods of Canada or Mexico;" (source)
USMCA: "USMCA-compliant goods of Canada or Mexico; and textiles and apparel articles that enter duty-free as a good of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua under CAFTA-DR." (source)
Signed: "Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 108 (Friday, June 5, 2026)" (source)
Status: "USTR seeks public comments on the proposed actions in the investigations and will hold public hearings in connection with the proposals." (source)
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