US small businesses file lawsuit challenging Trump’s new ‘forced labour’ tariffs
5 sources covered this · see comparison →But the states and small businesses said in their lawsuit that Section 301 tariffs have historically been targeted to address specific nations and industries, and Trump’s broad-brush approach has no historical precedent. REUTERSMore on this topicUS imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labour concernsUS imposes new tariffs: How Trump plans to maintain his tariff wallSee more onUnited StatesTariffsDonald Trump
- ▪But the states and small businesses said in their lawsuit that Section 301 tariffs have historically been targeted to address specific nations and industries, and Trump’s broad-brush approach has no historical precedent.
- ▪REUTERSMore on this topicUS imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labour concernsUS imposes new tariffs: How Trump plans to maintain his tariff wallSee more onUnited StatesTariffsDonald Trump
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US small businesses file lawsuit challenging Trump’s new ‘forced labour’ tariffsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxThe lawsuit argues that Trump’s new tariffs require more detailed country-specific findings about “forced labour” to be legally justified. PHOTO: REUTERSPublished Jul 25, 2026, 04:49 AMUpdated Jul 25, 2026, 04:49 AMSet as preferred sourceSummariseTwo US small businesses filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's new tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, arguing the tariffs exceed his authority and lack detailed findings on "forced labour".The new tariffs of 10-12.5% were imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, targeting alleged forced labour but criticised for their broad and unprecedented application.Previous Trump tariffs were ruled…
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