The United States on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, alleging those countries failed to curb imports made by forced labour, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expired. The move is the White House’s first step in efforts to rebuild President Donald Trump’s near-global tariff wall after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his “reciprocal” duties of 10% to 50% imposed last year under a national emergencies law to try to shrink the US trade deficit.
