US Proposes New Tariffs On India, 59 Other Economies Over Forced Labour Import Curbs

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• US Proposes New Tariffs On India, 59 Other Economies Over Forced Labour Import Curbs Published By, Last Updated: June 03, 2026, 11:20 IST The USTR stated that it had determined that the acts, policies and practices of the 60 economies were "unreasonable and burden or restrict US commerce" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump (Image credit: PTI/File) The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed to initiate trade action against 60 economies, including India, over what it described as the “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour".
• In a statement issued on Tuesday, the USTR stated that it had determined under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 that the acts, policies and practices of the 60 economies were “unreasonable and burden or restrict US commerce".
• The development comes at a time when New Delhi and...