America gave tariff blow to 60 countries, imposed 10% additional tax on India too

America has announced to impose 10 percent tariff on goods purchased from India and 16 other countries. America says that this step has been taken on the issue of use of forced labor in the production of these goods. US Trade Representative Jameson Greer on Friday announced new tariffs on 60 countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act. This announcement has been made a day before the expiry of the 10 percent additional duty already imposed on all countries.

Tariff imposed on 60 countries under Trade Act

USTR’s statement said that on the instructions of US President Donald Trump, Jameson Greer has taken the step of imposing tariffs on 60 countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. According to the Trump administration, this action was taken because these countries failed to effectively enforce and ban the import of goods made with forced labor.

This step is taken to correct both human rights violations and unfair trade practices to improve the well-being of workers everywhere: Jameson Greer

If Reciprocal Tariffs are rejected then 10% tariff will be imposed.

It is noteworthy that last February, the US Supreme Court, using emergency powers, had rejected the “Reciprocal Tariffs” imposed by the Trump administration last year, terming them illegal. In response, the Trump administration had imposed a 10 percent tariff on all countries, which is ending today (Friday). before recently America had announced that it will start imposing tariffs on the import of generic medicines from August 2028..

India-US trade to be worth $141 billion in 2025

Know that America is India’s second largest trade partner and the largest destination for exports. According to Commerce Department data, the merchandise trade between the two countries was about US $ 141 billion in 2025, of which India’s exports stood at US $ 87.3 billion. Let us also tell you that India has expressed objection to the investigations initiated by USTR. India has emphasized that these issues can be discussed under the bilateral trade agreement that is still being negotiated.

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