Tag: forced labor
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An 80-minute phone call between Presidents Lula and Trump revives stalled negotiations over the 25 percent Section 301 tariff and the 12.5 percent forced-labor duty squeezing Brazilian exports to the United States WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2026 The United States and Brazil agreed on Friday to restart negotiations over the tariffs Washington imposed on Brazilian goods…
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Oslo readies for a fresh round of American tariffs after talks in Washington produce no relief from a 12.5 percent forced labor levy, with a second Section 301 decision on industrial overcapacity expected within weeks WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2026 – Norway walked out of high level trade talks in Washington this week with no relief…
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China’s formal request to join Brazil’s WTO challenge to Washington’s forced-labor tariffs has turned a bilateral complaint into a test of whether the multilateral trading system can still discipline unilateral trade measures at all. GENEVA, August 12, 2026, China has formally asked to join the World Trade Organization consultations that Brazil opened against the United…
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Caught between a new Section 301 forced-labour tariff already raising costs on 70 percent of its US-bound exports and a looming 100 percent penalty tied to Russian oil, New Delhi is betting that patience, diversification and an unsigned trade deal can carry it through the tightest trade squeeze it has faced in years. NEW DELHI,…
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Comment window closes on product exclusions from the forced labor tariffs now covering imports from 60 economies, as importers push toward a September 22 hearing at USTR WASHINGTON, August 11, 2026 The deadline arrived at 11:59 p.m. Monday night. Companies seeking relief from the sweeping Section 301 forced labor tariffs, the 10 to 12.5 percent…
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Washington’s largest-ever expansion of the Uyghur forced labor blacklist takes effect, presuming goods from 43 more Chinese companies are barred from U.S. ports and putting importers of aluminum, apparel, copper, cotton, and tomato products on notice WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2026 The single largest expansion of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List since the…
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One week into the forced labor tariffs covering nearly every US trading partner, the first economic data and the first foreign backlash are arriving at once WASHINGTON, August 4, 2026. The United States has just completed its first full week collecting tariffs on imports from 60 economies under the most sweeping Section 301 action ever…
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The in-transit grace period has closed on Washington’s forced labor tariffs, locking in duties of 10 to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 economies as Congress stirs and the courts loom WASHINGTON, July 29, 2026 The last escape hatch closed at one minute past midnight on Monday. As of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on July…
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Allies from Tokyo to Canberra are protesting Washington’s new forced labor tariffs on 60 economies, calling the human rights rationale a pretext for rebuilding the duties American courts struck down, as the first full week under the new regime begins. WASHINGTON, July 28, 2026 The United States began its first full business week under a…
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Beijing demands Washington fully remove its new forced labor tariffs, invoking a 20 percent cap it says was promised in bilateral talks, yet stops short of retaliation with a leaders’ summit on the horizon. Peacock Tariff Consulting | US Trade Desk | July 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, July 27. China called on the United States on…