Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor
Published Date: 7/28/2026
Notice
Summary
The United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) has determined under Section 301(b) and Section 304(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act), that in each of 60 investigations, certain of the acts, policies, and practices of the economy at issue are actionable and that action by the United States is appropriate. In accordance with the specific direction of the President, the Trade Representative is taking actions in each of these investigations by imposing tariffs on all products of the investigated economy, with certain exemptions as provided in Annexes I and II to this notice (Notice). Consistent with the specific direction of the President, for an economy that imposes a forced labor import prohibition, has committed to impose and enforce such a prohibition through an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), or has imposed a partial regime with the effect of preventing the importation of certain forced labor goods, the Trade Representative has determined 10 percent is the appropriate rate of Section 301 duties, with specific economies subject to a 10 percent rate net of a product's most-favored-nation (MFN) duty. For every other economy, and in accordance with the specific direction of the President, the Trade Representative has determined 12.5 percent is the appropriate rate of Section 301 duty, with specific economies subject to a 12.5 percent rate net of a product's MFN duty. The Trade Representative has also determined, consistent with the specific direction of the President, to establish, when feasible, tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia, based on each economy's importation of U.S. inputs, to encourage the importation by each of these economies of U.S. cotton and textile goods, in order to reduce reliance on inputs from other sources that are more likely to contain forced labor inputs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
10% and 12.5% Section 301 Tariffs
The Trade Representative is imposing additional Section 301 duties on products of the investigated economies. A 10 percent tariff applies to goods of Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom; all other investigated economies face a 12.5 percent tariff unless otherwise exempted. For the European Union and Taiwan the sum of a product's MFN tariff plus the Section 301 tariff will be capped at 10 percent, and for Japan, Korea, and Switzerland the sum will be capped at 12.5 percent (if an MFN tariff already equals or exceeds the cap, the Section 301 tariff will be zero).
Textile Tariff-Rate Quotas for Four Economies
The Trade Representative will establish tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia, with an initial duration of 3 years, to allow a certain volume of specific textiles and apparel (based on each economy's importation of U.S. inputs or U.S. cotton) to enter the United States free of the Section 301 tariffs. The TRQs will be created "as soon as the Trade Representative determines that it is feasible," and until they are established the applicable Section 301 tariffs (10 percent) apply to the specific textile and apparel that will be covered.
Product Exemptions Listed in Annexes
The Notice exempts specified products (listed in Annexes I and II) from the Section 301 tariffs. The exemptions are for products that: (a) are raw materials that if taxed could lead to unavailability of domestic supply; (b) could cause economy-wide disruptions; (c) cannot be produced in sufficient quantities in the U.S.; (d) would not be effective in obtaining the policy objective; or (e) are certain products of named economies that would encourage those economies to adopt or enforce forced labor import prohibitions.
Effective Date and In-Transit Exception
The additional Section 301 duties apply to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026. Goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026, and entered or withdrawn before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 28, 2026, are not subject to the additional duty.
Foreign-Trade Zone Admission Status Rule
Any product subject to the additional Section 301 duty that is admitted into a U.S. foreign-trade zone may not be admitted as "domestic status" under 19 CFR 146.43 and instead may only be admitted as "privileged foreign status" under 19 CFR 146.41, effective as of the date the additional duty is imposed.
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