U.S. slaps 10% tariffs on goods imported from India over issue forced labour
U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. imposed 10% tariffs on goods purchased from India and 16 other countries over the issue of the use of forced labour in the production of such items. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the new tariffs on 60 countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act on Friday (July 24, 2026), a day before the expiration of 10% additional levies on all countries. The USTR statement said that Mr. Greer had taken the final action, at President Donald 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 labour. The action will begin to correct what is both a human rights abuse and a distortive trade practice to improve the welfare of workers everywhere,” Mr. Greer said in a statement here. The 10% tariff rate applies to 17 countries, including India, Canada, the U.K., Bangladesh and Pakistan. Earlier, India was …
