Tag: Section 301

  • Forced Labour

    Washington swaps an expiring global levy for a Section 301 ‘forced labour’ tariff, hitting Canada at 10 percent while sparing CUSMA-compliant goods Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Ottawa. Filed July 24, 2026. OTTAWA, July 24, 2026. The United States moved on Thursday to impose a fresh set of tariffs on dozens of trading partners,…

  • Brazil Braces

    A 25 percent US tariff on Brazilian goods takes effect Wednesday as Brasilia moves to activate its Reciprocity Law, revives a WTO challenge, and counts the exemptions that spared coffee, beef, and aircraft By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 20, 2026 Two days before a sweeping 25 percent tariff on Brazilian…

  • 25% on Brazil

    The United States finalizes sweeping Section 301 duties on Brazilian goods, the first pillar of a rebuilt tariff wall, as Brasilia weighs retaliation and importers race a July 22 deadline WASHINGTON, July 18, 2026 The United States will begin collecting a 25 percent tariff on thousands of Brazilian goods on Tuesday, July 22, after the…

  • Brazil Defiant

    President Lula rejects Washington’s 25 percent Section 301 tariff as groundless, invoking Brazil’s Reciprocity Law and returning to the WTO as exporters brace for the July 22 start date and a possible 12.5 percent forced labor surcharge on top. Brazil closed the week on a war footing in trade policy, converting President Luiz Inacio Lula…

  • Labor Tariffs

    Sixty economies mount a last-ditch defense as USTR faces a Monday deadline on forced labor duties covering 99 percent of United States imports By Monday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative must complete the most expansive Section 301 investigation ever undertaken, one that found every major American trading partner deficient on forced labor…

  • Labor Levy Race

    USTR sprints to finalize forced labor tariffs on 60 economies covering 99 percent of US imports, as governments from Ottawa to Phnom Penh rush through new laws in a last-ditch bid for lower rates WASHINGTON, July 18, 2026. The public record is closed, the hearing transcripts are filed, and the countdown is running. The Office…

  • Brazil Hit 25%

    Washington finalizes sweeping Section 301 duties on roughly 3,000 Brazilian products as Brasilia shelves immediate retaliation, promises a WTO challenge and readies a domestic support package WASHINGTON, July 18, 2026. The United States this week finalized a 25 percent tariff on a broad range of Brazilian goods, capping a yearlong Section 301 investigation and opening…

  • Brazil to WTO

    Brasília activates its Economic Reciprocity Law and prepares a fresh WTO challenge after Washington confirms 25 percent Section 301 duties on most Brazilian goods from July 22. BRASILIA, July 16, 2026: Brazil answered Washington’s newly confirmed 25 percent tariff on most of its exports with a two-track counteroffensive on Thursday, formally opening the procedures to…

  • US Hits Brazil

    Washington imposes 25 percent Section 301 duties on most Brazilian imports from July 22, sparing coffee and beef but exposing more than 4,000 products, as Brasilia vows reciprocal measures and a WTO challenge By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting Washington, July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, JULY 16. The United States imposed a 25 percent…

  • Brazil on Brink

    Washington’s Section 301 clock on Brazil runs out today, with a 25 percent tariff on more than 4,000 products expected within hours, a second duty stacked behind it for July 24, and a year of negotiations that one official summed up in four words: they want the impossible By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff…