U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday announced tariffs of 10% to 12% for nations that have not enforced the United States' ban on forced labor, which follow months of investigations into 60 nations for not prohibiting the practice. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
July 23 (UPI) -- The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it will impose increased tariffs on dozens of countries because they permit forced labor.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced that his office is imposing new tariffs on 60 economies because of their failure to enforce the United States' prohibition on importing products produced with forced labor, he said in a statement.
The tariffs, which will range from 10% to 12.5%, follow months of investigations into forced labor allegations in the nations, including "consultations" with at least 45 of the countries that were investigated, the USTR's office said in a fact sheet after it made the announcement.
Jamieson said that he expects the new duties to be effective based on trading partners that "have already moved quickly to adopt forced labor import prohibitions."
