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news Mercopress 2026-06-04

US Proposes Forced Labor Tariffs on 60 Economies

The US government has proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on goods from 60 economies for failing to ban imports produced with forced labor. This move represents a significant expansion of the US tariff policy.


<p> <img alt="The initiative seeks to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February, when it found that President Donald Trump had exceeded his authority by using an economic emergency law" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110358/100x80/trump.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> The US government proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 economies β€”59 countries and the 27-nation Europ...

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