Trump imposes new double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries | Donald Trump News
Trump Issues New Tariffs as Expiring Levies Approach Deadline
July 24, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced a new set of tariffs targeting 60 countries as existing 10 percent levies are set to expire this Friday. The new tariffs, ranging from 10 to 12.5 percent, will impact imports from these nations, which collectively make up 99 percent of U.S. imports. The administration contends that these countries have failed to adequately enforce bans on goods produced using forced labor.
“The United States has had a forced labor import ban for nearly a century and rigorously enforces it; it’s well past time for our trading partners to do the same,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated on Thursday. “Today’s action will begin to correct what is both a human rights abuse and a distortion of trade practices to improve the welfare of workers everywhere.”
These tariffs will take effect as the temporary 10 percent tariffs expire at 12:01 a.m. Friday in Washington, D.C. (04:01 GMT). The previous levies were implemented by Trump following a Supreme Court ruling in February that struck down his larger tariffs.
The new tariffs are being enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the president to impose sanctions and import taxes against countries engaged in “unjustifiable,” “unreasonable,” or “discriminatory” trade practices. This authority was previously used by Trump to implement significant tariffs on China during his first term, which withstood legal challenges.
Additionally, Greer’s office has initiated an investigation into 16 countries that account for 70 percent of U.S. imports. This probe seeks to determine whether these countries are engaging in practices that would undermine U.S. companies in global markets through overproduction and resulting price reductions.
Trump’s administration argues that high tariffs will revive U.S. manufacturing, moving away from decades of policies favoring free trade and lower tariffs. He previously invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broader tariffs, asserting that the U.S. trade deficit represented a national emergency. However, the Supreme Court later ruled that the IEEPA did not authorize such tariffs, leading to refunds being issued to importers who had already paid them.
In response to the court’s decision, Trump enacted the 10 percent worldwide tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act. However, these levies have a limited duration of 150 days, and that timeframe is expiring.
