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Trump Administration Rushes New Forced-Labor, Capacity Tariffs

4/30/2026

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The Trump administration is accelerating Section 301 investigations to replace expiring temporary tariffs with new duties on forced-labor and excess-capacity.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced hearings this week, aiming to finish forced-labor and excess-capacity probes by July before the 10 % Section 122 tariffs lapse.
The forced-labor probe covers 60 economies supplying 99 % of U.S. imports; the excess-capacity probe targets 16 partners supplying 70 % of imports, including China, the EU and Japan.

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The Trump administration is accelerating Section 301 investigations to replace expiring temporary tariffs with new duties on forced-labor and excess-capacity.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced hearings this week, aiming to finish forced-labor and excess-capacity probes by July before the 10 % Section 122 tariffs lapse.
The forced-labor probe covers 60 economies supplying 99 % of U.S. imports; the excess-capacity probe targets 16 partners supplying 70 % of imports, including China, the EU and Japan.