Reaction to US imposing new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The new duties replace expired stopgap levies and are meant to pressure trading partners over forced-labor enforcement, officials said.
- On Friday, July 24, 2026, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 trading partners, enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to replace expired temporary levies.
- The administration justified these duties by alleging 60 trading partners failed to enforce bans on forced-labor goods. Section 301 replaced tariffs the Supreme Court invalidated in February under emergency powers.
- Essential commodities like oil, gas, and fertilizer remain exempt, along with goods under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Analyst Wendy Cutler warned the duties will still lift prices for consumers and businesses importing inputs.
- Australia, Brazil, and Norway condemned the levies as "completely unjustified," with Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell stating his government will lobby Washington to remove all tariffs on Australian goods.
- Investigations into 16 economies, including China and Japan, for structural excess industrial capacity are underway. Trade officials noted these probes could lead to additional duties beyond the current measures.
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Trump vil innføre nye tollsatser mot over 80 land. Eksperter mener trade har et poeng – men også denne berunnelsen kan beli stanset i retten.
Trump administration shifts tariff strategy toward legally durable trade tools
The Trump administration’s latest tariff action suggests that the central question for businesses is no longer whether broad import duties will remain part of US trade policy, but which legal mechanism Washington will use to preserve them. New tariffs of 10% to 12.5% took effect Friday on goods from 60 trading partners, covering countries responsible for 99.4% of US imports. The action followed the expiration of an earlier 10% near-universal dut…
New U.S. tariffs dismay and anger trade partners
BANGKOK — U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariffs drew objections Friday from America’s trading partners including China and Japan, with Australia’s trade minister slamming them as “completely unjustified.”
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