Tag: Section 301


  • New 301 Regime

    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…

  • Brazil Hits WTO

    Brasilia formally requests dispute consultations in Geneva over Washington’s twin Section 301 tariff actions, opening a legal front even as both governments insist the door to negotiation remains open WASHINGTON, July 29, 2026 Brazil has taken its escalating tariff fight with the United States to the World Trade Organization, filing a formal request for dispute…

  • Duty Handoff

    The in-transit grace period for the new Section 301 duties ends today, closing out a frantic week in which one American tariff regime died, another was born, and importers were left to reconcile refunds, stacking rules, and a calendar full of deadlines. WASHINGTON, July 28, 2026 For American importers, Tuesday marks the end of the…

  • Tariff Backlash

    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…

  • China Cap Claim

    Beijing says Washington privately pledged to hold new replacement tariffs on Chinese goods at 20 percent, revealing the hidden ceiling in a fragile trade truce and handing importers a rare glimpse of where US-China tariff policy may settle. WASHINGTON, July 28, 2026 China has publicly disclosed what it says is a private American commitment at…

  • Brazil Duty Day

    Sweeping 25 percent Section 301 tariffs on Brazilian goods take effect as Brasilia vows retaliation and a WTO challenge WASHINGTON, July 22, 2026 A 25 percent tariff on most goods imported from Brazil took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time this morning, opening a new and volatile chapter in the trade relationship between the United…

  • China Truce Bid

    Beijing races to lock in a 30 billion dollar reciprocal tariff cut with Washington before Xi Jinping travels to the United States, even as it blacklists European firms and fortifies its own farm sector. BEIJING, July 26, 2026 China spent the past week practicing a brand of tariff diplomacy that few governments would attempt on…

  • Labour Tariff

    Washington’s new 10 per cent Section 301 duty over forced-labour enforcement takes effect on Canadian goods, but a CUSMA carve-out spares most exports even as Ottawa insists there is no basis for the measure. OTTAWA, July 27, 2026. A new United States tariff aimed at forced labour in global supply chains is now in force…

  • Labour Levy

    A new 10 percent American duty framed as a crackdown on forced labour catches Canada in a net cast over more than sixty nations, and Ottawa says there is no basis for it OTTAWA, July 24, 2026 The Trump administration has opened a new front in its trade offensive against Canada, imposing a 10 percent…

  • 10% Labour Duty

    Washington converts a stalled Section 301 forced-labour probe into hard tariffs on 60 economies, hitting Canada with a 10 percent charge that Ottawa disputes even as continental-compliant goods are spared and a broader 50 percent threat looms behind it. OTTAWA, July 25, 2026. The United States has turned a long-running forced-labour investigation into a fresh…