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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is proposing that tariffs of 10 per cent or more be imposed on products from dozens of major trading partners following a probe into imports of goods allegedly made with forced labour.The report released early WednesdaUS says it plans extra tariffs of 10% or more for most trading partners, including Singapore, after forced labour probe
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is proposing that tariffs of 10 per cent or more be imposed on products from dozens of major trading partners following a probe into imports of goods allegedly made with forced labour.The report released early Wednesday (June 3) by the US Trade Representative said Canada, Mexico, Taiwan and the United Kingdom and some other countries and territories would face 10 per cent additional tariffs for allegedly failing to enforce a forced labour import ban.A 12.5 per cent additional tariff would be imposed on Singapore, China, Japan, India, South Korea and dozens of other countries.«The failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labour is unacceptable. This creates a dynamic where American workers are forced to compete globally on an unlevel playing field,» USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer said in a statement.He added that «each of our trading partners must do more to ensure that trade does not perversely encourage and entrench forced labour globally».The USTR said failure to prevent such imports is «unreasonable and burdens or restricts US commerce». Read more











