U.S. tariffs · Section 301
Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies (failure to impose and enforce forced labor import bans)
In effect (status checked Oct 16, 2026, the last day we checked the Federal Register for later documents).
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318): “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).”
USTR opened Section 301 investigations on March 12, 2026 into whether 60 economies fail to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on importing goods made with forced labor. Following a July 23 presidential memorandum, USTR imposed additional duties on all products of each economy from 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026. The rate is 10% for 17 economies, including Canada, Mexico and India, and 12.5% for 38 others. For the European Union and Taiwan, the Section 301 duty brings MFN plus Section 301 to 10% where MFN is below 10%, and is zero where MFN is 10% or more; for Japan, South Korea and Switzerland the same rule applies at 12.5%. Exemptions include listed Section 232 goods and USMCA duty-free goods. Until tariff-rate quotas for certain textile and apparel goods of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia are set, 10% applies to the goods they will cover.
| Legal authority | Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 “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” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 |
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| Countries | Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China (People's Republic of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam “The economies subject to these investigations are: 1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Argentina 4. Australia 5. The Bahamas … 60. Vietnam” Presidential memorandum of Jul 23, 2026 |
| What it covers | All products of each of the 60 investigated economies, except products listed in Annexes I and II, such as the Section 232 goods listed in U.S. note 52(f), certain raw materials, donations, informational materials and accompanied baggage. “headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 impose additional ad valorem rates of duty on imports of all products of the countries provided for in these headings.” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 |
| Took effect | Jul 24, 2026, 12:01 a.m. eastern time “The additional rates of duty are applicable with respect to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 |
Rates
One row per rate the documents set. Rates in separate rows are not added together here; each document sets how its duty applies alongside others.
| Rate | What | From | In the document's words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% ad valorem, additional | 17 economies listed at 10% 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, unless exempted | Jul 24, 2026 | “to impose a tariff of 10 percent on 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, unless otherwise exempted” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| MFN + Section 301 = 10% (Section 301 is zero if MFN ≥ 10%) ad valorem, net of MFN | European Union and Taiwan (net of MFN) Products of the European Union or Taiwan: Section 301 duty brings MFN plus Section 301 to 10% where MFN is below 10%; zero where MFN is 10% or more | Jul 24, 2026 | “For a product of the European Union or Taiwan … where such product's MFN tariff is less than 10 percent, … the sum of the MFN tariff and the Section 301 tariff for a product shall be 10 percent” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| MFN + Section 301 = 12.5% (Section 301 is zero if MFN ≥ 12.5%) ad valorem, net of MFN | Japan, South Korea and Switzerland (net of MFN) Products of Japan, South Korea or Switzerland: Section 301 duty brings MFN plus Section 301 to 12.5% where MFN is below 12.5%; zero where MFN is 12.5% or more | Jul 24, 2026 | “For a product of Japan, Korea, or Switzerland … where such product's MFN tariff is less than 12.5 percent, … the sum of the MFN tariff and the tariff imposed pursuant to these investigations shall be 12.5 percent” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| 12.5% ad valorem, additional | 38 other economies at 12.5% Goods of the 38 investigated economies not listed at 10% and not under the net-of-MFN rules (for example China, Brazil, Vietnam and Thailand), unless exempted | Jul 24, 2026 | “in the investigations of all other economies, the Trade Representative has determined to impose a tariff rate of 12.5 percent on goods of each such economy, unless otherwise exempted from this action.” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
Exceptions and stacking rules
| Rule | What | From | In the document's words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not applied exemption | USMCA duty-free goods of Canada Products of Canada entered free of duty under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement | Jul 24, 2026 | “the additional duties imposed by heading 9903.05.29 shall not apply to any products of Canada entered free of duty under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| Not applied exemption | USMCA duty-free goods of Mexico Products of Mexico entered free of duty under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement | Jul 24, 2026 | “the additional duties imposed by heading 9903.05.55 shall not apply to any products of Mexico entered free of duty under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| Not applied exemption | CAFTA-DR duty-free textiles and apparel Textile or apparel goods of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua entered free of duty under CAFTA-DR | Jul 24, 2026 | “shall not apply to a textile or apparel good … which is the product of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, entered free of duty under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| Not applied exemption | Civil aircraft and parts Civil aircraft, their engines, parts, components and ground flight simulators meeting general note 6 of the HTSUS, in the listed provisions | Jul 24, 2026 | “As provided in heading 9903.05.88, the additional duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles that are civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft)” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| Not applied exemption | Articles for pharmaceutical use Listed articles for use in pharmaceutical applications | Jul 24, 2026 | “As provided in heading 9903.05.89, the additional duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles that are for use in pharmaceutical applications” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| Not applied exemption | Section 232 goods in the headings listed in U.S. note 52(f) Articles of aluminum, steel or copper, derivative aluminum or steel articles, vehicles and parts, wood products, semiconductor articles and other goods listed in U.S. note 52(f); patented pharmaceutical articles added from July 31, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | “As provided in heading 9903.05.90, the additional duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 shall not apply to: (1) articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper, nor to derivative aluminum or steel articles” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
| On top of other duties stacking rule | Stacking with other Chapter 99 duties Other additional duties in subchapter III or IV of chapter 99, except as provided in U.S. note 52(b)-(k) | Jul 24, 2026 | “all products that are subject to the additional ad valorem rates of duty imposed by headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 shall also be subject to any additional duty provided for in this subchapter or in subchapter IV of chapter 99.” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗ |
History
- Mar 12, 2026 USTR opened Section 301 investigations into whether the listed economies fail to prohibit imports of goods made with forced labor. “On March 12, 2026, the Trade Representative initiated Section 301 investigations to examine whether the failure of the various economies listed in Annex A to prohibit the importation of goods produced wholly or in part with forced labor” USTR notice of Mar 17, 2026 ↗
- Jun 5, 2026 USTR published its determinations that the practices are actionable and proposed 10% or 12.5% additional duties. “For economies that impose a forced labor import prohibition; … the Trade Representative proposes 10% as the rate of additional duties. For all other economies, the Trade Representative proposes 12.5% as the rate of additional duties.” USTR notice of Jun 5, 2026 ↗
- Jul 23, 2026 A presidential memorandum directed USTR to impose 10% or 12.5% tariffs, with product exemptions and tariff-rate quotas for four economies when feasible. “(iii) 12.5 percent tariff rate: For goods of all other investigated economies, the Trade Representative shall impose a tariff rate of 12.5 percent.” Presidential memorandum of Jul 23, 2026 ↗
- Jul 24, 2026 The additional duties took effect on products of the 60 economies, with listed exemptions. “The additional rates of duty are applicable with respect to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗
- Jul 31, 2026 Patented pharmaceutical articles were added to the goods exempted under heading 9903.05.90. “on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 31, 2026, … The article description of heading 9903.05.90 is modified by inserting ''patented pharmaceutical articles;'' after ''wood products;''” USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 ↗
Source documents
- USTR notice Initiation of Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor ↗ Opens the investigations
- USTR notice Notice of Determinations and Request for Comments Concerning Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor ↗ Determinations and proposed 10% / 12.5% tariffs
- Presidential memorandum Actions by the United States in the Investigations Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor ↗ Presidential memorandum directing the tariff rates, exemptions and tariff-rate quotas
- USTR notice 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 ↗ Imposes the tariffs and sets the current rates
In the documents' own words
Every quote on this page, checked word for word against the Federal Register text of the document named.
- Authority
“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”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Status
“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).”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - What it covers
“headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 impose additional ad valorem rates of duty on imports of all products of the countries provided for in these headings.”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Countries
“The economies subject to these investigations are: 1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Argentina 4. Australia 5. The Bahamas … 60. Vietnam”
Presidential memorandum of Jul 23, 2026 (91 FR 47717) ↗ - Rate: 17 economies listed at 10%
“to impose a tariff of 10 percent on 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, unless otherwise exempted”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rate: European Union and Taiwan (net of MFN)
“For a product of the European Union or Taiwan … where such product's MFN tariff is less than 10 percent, … the sum of the MFN tariff and the Section 301 tariff for a product shall be 10 percent”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rate: Japan, South Korea and Switzerland (net of MFN)
“For a product of Japan, Korea, or Switzerland … where such product's MFN tariff is less than 12.5 percent, … the sum of the MFN tariff and the tariff imposed pursuant to these investigations shall be 12.5 percent”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rate: 38 other economies at 12.5%
“in the investigations of all other economies, the Trade Representative has determined to impose a tariff rate of 12.5 percent on goods of each such economy, unless otherwise exempted from this action.”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rule: USMCA duty-free goods of Canada
“the additional duties imposed by heading 9903.05.29 shall not apply to any products of Canada entered free of duty under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rule: USMCA duty-free goods of Mexico
“the additional duties imposed by heading 9903.05.55 shall not apply to any products of Mexico entered free of duty under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rule: CAFTA-DR duty-free textiles and apparel
“shall not apply to a textile or apparel good … which is the product of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, entered free of duty under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rule: Civil aircraft and parts
“As provided in heading 9903.05.88, the additional duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles that are civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft)”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rule: Articles for pharmaceutical use
“As provided in heading 9903.05.89, the additional duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles that are for use in pharmaceutical applications”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rule: Section 232 goods in the headings listed in U.S. note 52(f)
“As provided in heading 9903.05.90, the additional duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 shall not apply to: (1) articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper, nor to derivative aluminum or steel articles”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Rule: Stacking with other Chapter 99 duties
“all products that are subject to the additional ad valorem rates of duty imposed by headings 9903.05.20-9903.05.84 shall also be subject to any additional duty provided for in this subchapter or in subchapter IV of chapter 99.”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Effective
“The additional rates of duty are applicable with respect to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗ - Mar 12, 2026
“On March 12, 2026, the Trade Representative initiated Section 301 investigations to examine whether the failure of the various economies listed in Annex A to prohibit the importation of goods produced wholly or in part with forced labor”
USTR notice of Mar 17, 2026 (91 FR 12884) ↗ - Jun 5, 2026
“For economies that impose a forced labor import prohibition; … the Trade Representative proposes 10% as the rate of additional duties. For all other economies, the Trade Representative proposes 12.5% as the rate of additional duties.”
USTR notice of Jun 5, 2026 (91 FR 34272) ↗ - Jul 23, 2026
“(iii) 12.5 percent tariff rate: For goods of all other investigated economies, the Trade Representative shall impose a tariff rate of 12.5 percent.”
Presidential memorandum of Jul 23, 2026 (91 FR 47717) ↗ - Jul 31, 2026
“on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 31, 2026, … The article description of heading 9903.05.90 is modified by inserting ''patented pharmaceutical articles;'' after ''wood products;''”
USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) ↗
FAQ
Q Are the Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies (failure to impose and enforce forced labor import bans) still in effect?
A Yes. Status: in effect, checked Oct 16, 2026 against the Federal Register. USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318) states: “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).”
Q What is the rate under the Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies (failure to impose and enforce forced labor import bans)?
A 17 economies listed at 10%: 10%, ad valorem, additional, from Jul 24, 2026; European Union and Taiwan (net of MFN): MFN + Section 301 = 10% (Section 301 is zero if MFN ≥ 10%), ad valorem, net of MFN, from Jul 24, 2026; Japan, South Korea and Switzerland (net of MFN): MFN + Section 301 = 12.5% (Section 301 is zero if MFN ≥ 12.5%), ad valorem, net of MFN, from Jul 24, 2026; 38 other economies at 12.5%: 12.5%, ad valorem, additional, from Jul 24, 2026. USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318): “to impose a tariff of 10 percent on 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, unless otherwise exempted” Rates listed separately are not added together here.
Q When did the Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies (failure to impose and enforce forced labor import bans) take effect?
A Jul 24, 2026, 12:01 a.m. eastern time. USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318): “The additional rates of duty are applicable with respect to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026”
Q What law are the Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies (failure to impose and enforce forced labor import bans) based on?
A Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. USTR notice of Jul 28, 2026 (91 FR 47318): “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”
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