Trump Hits 60 Countries With New Tariffs: Here’s Why

Forbes Published Jul 23, 2026 Reviewed Jul 23, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

The Trump administration will impose new tariffs on 60 countries over alleged forced-labor violations, with 17 countries facing a 10% tariff, five receiving effective rates between 10% and 12.5% depending on the product, and 38 subject to 12.5% tariffs due to failure to impose and effectively enforce forced-labor import bans.

60 countries · countries subject to new U.S. tariffs17 countries · countries receiving 10% tariff5 countries · countries receiving 10% to 12.5% tariff38 countries · countries receiving 12.5% tariff10 % · tariff rate12.5 % · tariff rate Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated in June that countries subject to proposed tariffs created an 'unlevel playing field' for American workers due to failure to enforce a prohibition on forced-labor-related imports.

Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Trump’s temporary 10% global tariffs unlawful in May, but an appeals court paused that ruling as the Trump administration appealed the decision.

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The Trump administration will impose new tariffs on 60 countries over alleged forced-labor violations, U.S. trade officials announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s temporary global tariffs are set to expire.

Levies between 10% and 12.5% will be imposed on 60 U.S. trade partners and will take effect shortly after midnight Friday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced.

The trade partners face new tariffs for their alleged “failure to impose and effectively enforce” a ban on forced-labor practices in trade with the U.S., the office said.

The Trump administration will bring the tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows presidents to impose levies to counter unfair trade practices after an investigation.

Some 17 countries will face a 10% tariff because they adopted at least some forced-labor restrictions, five will receive effective rates of 10% to 12.5%, depending on the product, and 38 are subject to 12.5% tariffs after U.S. trade officials determined they failed to impose and effectively enforce forced-labor import bans.

How U.S. trade partners react. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday accused the U.S. of violating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement after Trump imposed 50% levies on some products, but said Canada would “engage intensively to address any outstanding issues.”

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signaled new tariffs earlier this week, after trade officials first proposed levies on dozens of countries over forced-labor allegations. Greer’s office said in June that the countries had created an “unlevel playing field” for American workers, claiming they failed to enforce a prohibition on forced-labor-related imports. Trump has sought to impose new levies since the Supreme Court struck down his so-called Liberation Day tariffs in February. His temporary 10% global tariffs were ruled unlawful by the U.S. Court of International Trade in May, but an appeals court paused that ruling as the Trump administration appealed the decision.

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