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Trump’s 12.5% additional tariffs move under Section 301: What does it mean for India
Two days after Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said that the India-US trade deal was now down to finalising the ‘commas and full stops’, the Donald Trump administration has proposed to impose additional tariffs on countries under its Section 301 probe. India is one of the many countries that has been named. The Section 301 probe launched by the US in March 2026 is a known variable in India’s trade deal talks with America.
More Trump tariffs? US names India in its Section 301 findings; proposes additional duties
Amid ongoing India-US trade deal talks, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has named India among countries that have unfair trade practices. Based on these findings, the USTR has proposed imposing additional tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on imports from affected countries. The USTR released the outcome of 60 investigations conducted under Section 301, identifying India among 54 economies that, according to its assessment, do not have adequate measures in place to...
India engaged with US over Section 301 probe linked to forced labour concerns
The Centre on Wednesday said it is in touch with the United States regarding a Section 301 investigation linked to concerns over forced labour and excess industrial capacity. Earlier, the Office of the United States trade representative (USTR) named India among countries it believes follow unfair trade practices. Based on its findings, the USTR has proposed additional tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from the countries concerned.
Trump's trade war has a new target: forced labor. The case behind it is far from simple
Since the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariff plan, the White House has had its eyes set on alternative pathways for carrying out the centerpiece of Trump's trade war agenda. Last week, one of these new pathways was unveiled, with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposing new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 59 countries and the European Union based around Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The justification: Widespread failure, the USTR...
US proposes action against 60 countries over forced labour concerns: Why India is on the list
India and the United States may be 99% closer to signing the BTA, but a new proposal from Washington suggests that the trade story isn't quite finished yet. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday named India among countries that could face additional tariffs over concerns about preventing goods linked to forced labour from entering global supply chains. The proposal follows one of 60 investigations conducted under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974.
The US's slavery finding against Australia should come as no surprise
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US cites forced labour concerns as grounds for new tariffs
US cites forced labour concerns as grounds for new tariffs USTR’s proposal comes from a Section 301 unfair trade practices investigation designed to help rebuild Donald Trump’s tariffs. The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed new tariffs of up to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 economies after determining they had failed to curb trade in goods made with forced labour, an assertion that was rejected by US trading partners. The proposal from the Office of the United States...
India-US deal: $140bn trade ties moves closer to new framework agreement
NEW DELHI: India and US have finalised most elements of the legal text of the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement, with negotiations now focused on "commas and full stops", commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Monday, but the treaty, in the works for 15 months, will only be sealed after there is clarity on how the Trump administration deals with the tariff mechanism once the current 10% levy goes away next month. While US is expected to rely on Section 301, under which...
Trump administration proposes 25% tariff on Brazilian goods over unfair trade practices
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has proposed 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods under Section 301, determining that the South American nation had engaged in practices that "are unreasonable and burden or restrict U.S. commerce." Some of these practices also include anti-corruption enforcement, intellectual property protection, ethanol market access, and illegal deforestation, according to the release from the U.S. Trade Representative. U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer...
U.S. proposes fresh tariffs on 60 economies over forced labor trade practices
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has proposed additional tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from 60 economies over their failure to ban goods made with forced labor, in a sweeping action that would hurt most trading partners including China, the European Union and Japan. The determination, made under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, found that all 60 countries have failed to impose or effectively enforce a prohibition on forced labor-related imports, creating what it called an...