Announcement
12 Mar 2026
In March 2026, the USTR initiated Section 301 investigations into the acts, policies, and practices of 60 economies related to failures to impose and effectively enforce prohibitions on the importation of goods produced with forced labour. On 2 June 2026, the USTR published a Notice of Determinations and Request for Comments concerning its Section 301 investigations into the failure of 60 economies to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour.
Source
Number of interventions
6
0 certainly harmful
6 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
No implementation date
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 03 Jun 2026:
On 2 June 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice of Determinations and Request for Comments concerning its Section 301 investigations into the failure ...
Recent update from 02 Jun 2026:
On 2 June 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice of Determinations and Request for Comments concerning its Section 301 investigations into the failure ...
Recent update from 03 Jun 2026:
On 2 June 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice of Determinations and Request for Comments concerning its Section 301 investigations into the failure ...
Recent update from 03 Jun 2026:
On 2 June 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice of Determinations and Request for Comments concerning its Section 301 investigations into the failure ...
Recent update from 02 Jun 2026:
On 2 June 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice of Determinations and Request for Comments concerning its Section 301 investigations into the failure ...
Recent update from 03 Jun 2026:
On 2 June 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice of Determinations and Request for Comments concerning its Section 301 investigations into the failure ...
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