Trump has imposed tariffs on goods from 60 countries.
24-07-2026 11:17 USA Politics
The Trump administration today imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union and China, right at the moment when the 10% temporary global tariff deadline expired at midnight, Reuters reports. Washington justified this decision with weak mechanisms to prohibit forced labor abroad.
«The U.S. has had a ban on the import of goods produced through forced labor for nearly a century, and it is strictly enforced. It is high time our trading partners do the same,» said U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer in a statement, adding, «Today's action, aimed at improving worker welfare everywhere, will begin to correct what is both a violation of human rights and a trade-distorting practice.»
The U.S. has imposed a 10% tariff on goods from Albania, Argentina, Great Britain, Canada, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, and seven other countries.
azatutyun.am The tariffs imposed on goods from the European Union, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland, combined with existing tariffs, amount to 10% or 12.5%:
A 12.5% tariff has been set for the remaining 38 countries.
Trump administration officials have informed their Chinese counterparts that they intend to restore the 20% tariffs on Chinese goods but will not exceed that level, an agreement reached with Chinese President Xi Jinping in November 2025.
Some of the U.S. trading partners rushed to criticize Washington's move.
EU foreign policy chief Kaia Kallas stated that the tariffs are a «shock» for the alliance and that Washington's justification is unclear.
«If you compare our labor legislation with that of the United States, I mean, we have paid leave, we have very good working conditions for our workers. So, this is really not justified,» Kallas said in response to a journalist's question in Manila.
On July 21, it was announced that by President Trump's decision, the U.S. is imposing a 50% tariff on a number of goods imported from Canada.
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