On March 12, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative initiated Section 301 investigations into the acts, policies, and practices of sixty countries relating to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.
Countries subject to these investigations include: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, 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, Turkey, United Arab Emiratesm United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela and Vietnam
USTR states that it will accept public comments on these investigations until April 15 and hold a hearing starting April 28. Greer has stated that USTR hopes to conclude this investigation before the Section 122 tariffs expire in July.
These investigations could result in the imposition of additional tariffs or other measures against imports from some or all of the affected trading partners.
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