USTR Section 301 Forced-Labor Findings Put Multiple ASEAN Economies at Risk of New US Tariffs
The source reports that the U.S. Trade Representative has concluded Section 301 probes finding 60 economies insufficiently enforce prohibitions on imports made with forced labor, setting the stage for proposed 10%–12.5% tariffs after public comment and July 7 hearings. Seven Southeast Asian countries are included, adding uncertainty to ongoing ASEAN-U.S. trade negotiations and overlapping U.S. investigations into industrial capacity and, for Vietnam, intellectual property handling.