U.S. slaps 10% tariffs on goods imported from India over issue forced labour
The U.S. has imposed 10% tariffs on imports from 17 countries, including India, citing failures to enforce prohibitions against forced labor. This move follows the expiration of previous emergency tariffs and reflects ongoing trade tensions.
Why it matters
These tariffs impact international trade relations and highlight the U.S. administration's focus on linking trade policy with human rights enforcement.
The U.S. imposed 10% tariffs on goods purchased from India and 16 other countries over the issue of the use of forced labour in the production of such items.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the new tariffs on 60 countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act on Friday (July 24, 2026), a day before the expiration of 10% additional levies on all countries.
The USTR statement said that Mr. Greer had taken the final action, at President Donald Trump’s direction, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing tariffs on 60 economies for their failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour.
The action will begin to correct what is both a human rights abuse and a distortive trade practice to improve the welfare of workers everywhere,” Mr. Greer said in a statement here.
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