Our piece assessing the cynicism and hypocrisy behind the #Section301 report on #forcedlabor is now out in @justsecurity
@gregorycshaffer.bsky.social and I show how the proposed tariff rates in USTR's forced-labor Section 301 report track whether or not a country has cut a deal with the U.S. administration, and not its policing of forced-labor imports for @justsecurity.org
The Cynicism Behind the Administration’s Proposed Forced Labor Tariffs
The USTR's proposed Section 301 tariffs are intended more to pressure countries to sign and implement deals than to protect labor.
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June 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Our piece assessing the cynicism and hypocrisy behind the #Section301 report on #forcedlabor is now out in @justsecurity
I so hope that president #Macron will make a speech about #digital #sovereignty and #Trump's #section301 100% #tariff threat against 🇨🇵's digital taxes at tonight's #Top14 final...
June 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I so hope that president #Macron will make a speech about #digital #sovereignty and #Trump's #section301 100% #tariff threat against 🇨🇵's digital taxes at tonight's #Top14 final...
The US trade representative is a cabinet-level official who serves like every other cabinet member, to pleasure of the president.
trump will direct the USTR to initiate investigations into any country and determine the investigation outcome to impose tariff for 4 year period.
#section301
trump will direct the USTR to initiate investigations into any country and determine the investigation outcome to impose tariff for 4 year period.
#section301
February 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The US trade representative is a cabinet-level official who serves like every other cabinet member, to pleasure of the president.
trump will direct the USTR to initiate investigations into any country and determine the investigation outcome to impose tariff for 4 year period.
#section301
trump will direct the USTR to initiate investigations into any country and determine the investigation outcome to impose tariff for 4 year period.
#section301
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#globalsmallbusinessblog #globalsmallbusiness #Tariffs #Section301 #China #canada #mexico
#globalsmallbusinessblog #globalsmallbusiness #Tariffs #Section301 #China #canada #mexico
Here Come the Tariffs!
©iStock/Olivier Le Moal From Wiley on November 26, 2024: On November 25, 2024, President-Elect Trump made two posts to his Truth Social acc...
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November 27, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Alphaliner has account of Chinese built capacity per liner.
What's more likely than paying is reshuffling to use non-CN ships which may crunch supply with cargo-ship capacity mismatches.
East - Euro routes = HUGE ships
East - US routes = Mid size
What's more likely than paying is reshuffling to use non-CN ships which may crunch supply with cargo-ship capacity mismatches.
East - Euro routes = HUGE ships
East - US routes = Mid size
March 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Alphaliner has account of Chinese built capacity per liner.
What's more likely than paying is reshuffling to use non-CN ships which may crunch supply with cargo-ship capacity mismatches.
East - Euro routes = HUGE ships
East - US routes = Mid size
What's more likely than paying is reshuffling to use non-CN ships which may crunch supply with cargo-ship capacity mismatches.
East - Euro routes = HUGE ships
East - US routes = Mid size
Trump Imposes New Forced Labour Tariffs on 60 Nations
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#Trump #Tariffs #Trade #ForcedLabour #USTrade #China #EuropeanUnion #Section301 #GlobalEconomy #TradePolicy
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#Trump #Tariffs #Trade #ForcedLabour #USTrade #China #EuropeanUnion #Section301 #GlobalEconomy #TradePolicy
July 24, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Trump Imposes New Forced Labour Tariffs on 60 Nations
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#Trump #Tariffs #Trade #ForcedLabour #USTrade #China #EuropeanUnion #Section301 #GlobalEconomy #TradePolicy
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#Trump #Tariffs #Trade #ForcedLabour #USTrade #China #EuropeanUnion #Section301 #GlobalEconomy #TradePolicy
India Says It Already Meets US Labor Goals
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#India #UnitedStates #LaborRights #ForcedLabor #USTR #Section301 #TradePolicy #IndianEconomy #Commerce #BusinessNews #FICCI #CII #APEDA #InternationalTrade #IndianDiaspora #BreakingNews
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#India #UnitedStates #LaborRights #ForcedLabor #USTR #Section301 #TradePolicy #IndianEconomy #Commerce #BusinessNews #FICCI #CII #APEDA #InternationalTrade #IndianDiaspora #BreakingNews
July 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
India Says It Already Meets US Labor Goals
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#India #UnitedStates #LaborRights #ForcedLabor #USTR #Section301 #TradePolicy #IndianEconomy #Commerce #BusinessNews #FICCI #CII #APEDA #InternationalTrade #IndianDiaspora #BreakingNews
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#India #UnitedStates #LaborRights #ForcedLabor #USTR #Section301 #TradePolicy #IndianEconomy #Commerce #BusinessNews #FICCI #CII #APEDA #InternationalTrade #IndianDiaspora #BreakingNews
#Trump menace l' #UE de sanctions après l'amende européenne colossale infligée à #Google
👉Déclencher un mécanisme de droits de douane punitifs, la " #Section301" (sanctions unilatérales contre d'autres pays en cas de différends commerciaux)
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👉Déclencher un mécanisme de droits de douane punitifs, la " #Section301" (sanctions unilatérales contre d'autres pays en cas de différends commerciaux)
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Trump menace l'UE de sanctions après une amende européenne colossale infligée à Google
Donald Trump a menacé vendredi l'Union européenne de sanctions après une amende de 2,95 milliards d'euros infligée par Bruxelles à Google pour pratiques anticoncurrentielles. Cette amende – la quatriè...
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September 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
#Trump menace l' #UE de sanctions après l'amende européenne colossale infligée à #Google
👉Déclencher un mécanisme de droits de douane punitifs, la " #Section301" (sanctions unilatérales contre d'autres pays en cas de différends commerciaux)
www.france24.com/fr/am%C3%A9r...
👉Déclencher un mécanisme de droits de douane punitifs, la " #Section301" (sanctions unilatérales contre d'autres pays en cas de différends commerciaux)
www.france24.com/fr/am%C3%A9r...
#section301 allows trump to act against practices deemed "unreasonable" or "discriminatory."
But because these terms are not defined by law, the regime can label almost any foreign economic policy as "unfair" to justify new tariffs.
No dears, trump is not melting down.
But because these terms are not defined by law, the regime can label almost any foreign economic policy as "unfair" to justify new tariffs.
No dears, trump is not melting down.
The US trade representative is a cabinet-level official who serves like every other cabinet member, to pleasure of the president.
trump will direct the USTR to initiate investigations into any country and determine the investigation outcome to impose tariff for 4 year period.
#section301
trump will direct the USTR to initiate investigations into any country and determine the investigation outcome to impose tariff for 4 year period.
#section301
February 20, 2026 at 10:37 PM
#section301 allows trump to act against practices deemed "unreasonable" or "discriminatory."
But because these terms are not defined by law, the regime can label almost any foreign economic policy as "unfair" to justify new tariffs.
No dears, trump is not melting down.
But because these terms are not defined by law, the regime can label almost any foreign economic policy as "unfair" to justify new tariffs.
No dears, trump is not melting down.
When the executive branch uses Section 301 trade threats to shield Big Tech from foreign regulators, it isn't responding to a grassroots outcry from everyday citizens. It is responding to a well-oiled lobbying machine. #section301 #Google #EUTrade
July 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
When the executive branch uses Section 301 trade threats to shield Big Tech from foreign regulators, it isn't responding to a grassroots outcry from everyday citizens. It is responding to a well-oiled lobbying machine. #section301 #Google #EUTrade
The 25% #Section301 tariff on Chinese-assembled GPUs, motherboards, & PC cases is delayed until Nov. 10, 2026. 😌
This is a win for #PCBuilding, but skyrocketing RAM costs (up over 200% due to AI demand) threaten future #GPU prices. #TradeWar
Read more on PCMag 🔗 bit.ly/4pKcmvh
This is a win for #PCBuilding, but skyrocketing RAM costs (up over 200% due to AI demand) threaten future #GPU prices. #TradeWar
Read more on PCMag 🔗 bit.ly/4pKcmvh
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 25% #Section301 tariff on Chinese-assembled GPUs, motherboards, & PC cases is delayed until Nov. 10, 2026. 😌
This is a win for #PCBuilding, but skyrocketing RAM costs (up over 200% due to AI demand) threaten future #GPU prices. #TradeWar
Read more on PCMag 🔗 bit.ly/4pKcmvh
This is a win for #PCBuilding, but skyrocketing RAM costs (up over 200% due to AI demand) threaten future #GPU prices. #TradeWar
Read more on PCMag 🔗 bit.ly/4pKcmvh
BREAKING: US Trade Representative has launched Section 301 investigations into 60 economies including India over failure to ban imports made with forced labor. Public hearing set for April 28, comments due April 15.
#India #China #Section301 #usa
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#India #China #Section301 #usa
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US Probes 60 Economies Over Forced Labor Trade Practices
US launches Section 301 investigations into 60 economies over forced labor imports as Washington examines impact on American workers and trade.
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March 13, 2026 at 3:27 AM
BREAKING: US Trade Representative has launched Section 301 investigations into 60 economies including India over failure to ban imports made with forced labor. Public hearing set for April 28, comments due April 15.
#India #China #Section301 #usa
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#India #China #Section301 #usa
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U.S. to Enforce New Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Trading Partners as Administration Abandons USMCA Framework
#arizona #canada #donaldTrump #europeanUnion #fox&Friends #generalMotors #mexico #officeOfTheU.s.TradeRepresentative #section122 #section301 #toyota #tradeActOf1974 #usmca
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#arizona #canada #donaldTrump #europeanUnion #fox&Friends #generalMotors #mexico #officeOfTheU.s.TradeRepresentative #section122 #section301 #toyota #tradeActOf1974 #usmca
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U.S. to Enforce New Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Trading Partners as Administration Abandons USMCA Framework
Speaking Tuesday on "Fox & Friends" ahead of the November midterm elections, President Donald Trump acknowledged that relying on Section 301 required a
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July 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
U.S. to Enforce New Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Trading Partners as Administration Abandons USMCA Framework
#arizona #canada #donaldTrump #europeanUnion #fox&Friends #generalMotors #mexico #officeOfTheU.s.TradeRepresentative #section122 #section301 #toyota #tradeActOf1974 #usmca
#nile1
#arizona #canada #donaldTrump #europeanUnion #fox&Friends #generalMotors #mexico #officeOfTheU.s.TradeRepresentative #section122 #section301 #toyota #tradeActOf1974 #usmca
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USTR launches Section 301 investigations against 16 economies. China. EU. Vietnam. India. Mexico. Japan. South Korea. Taiwan. Deadline: July 24, 2026.
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#TradeWar #Section301 #USTR #Tariffs #China #EU #GlobalTrade #Trump
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#TradeWar #Section301 #USTR #Tariffs #China #EU #GlobalTrade #Trump
Торгова війна 2026: США запускають Section 301 проти 16 економік — що буде до липня
11 березня 2026 USTR запустив розслідування Section 301 проти 16 найбільших торгових партнерів США: Китаю, ЄС, В'єтнаму та інших. Дедлайн — 24 липня 2026. Розбираємо механізм, сектори під ударом та три сценарії для світової торгівлі.
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April 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
USTR launches Section 301 investigations against 16 economies. China. EU. Vietnam. India. Mexico. Japan. South Korea. Taiwan. Deadline: July 24, 2026.
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#TradeWar #Section301 #USTR #Tariffs #China #EU #GlobalTrade #Trump
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#TradeWar #Section301 #USTR #Tariffs #China #EU #GlobalTrade #Trump
US-Vietnam strategic partnership faces intellectual property test#Opinion #Section301 #USVietnam #USVietnamtrade #USTR #Vietnameconomy #VietnamIPP
August 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
US-Vietnam strategic partnership faces intellectual property test#Opinion #Section301 #USVietnam #USVietnamtrade #USTR #Vietnameconomy #VietnamIPP
Washington readies new overcapacity duties on Chinese goods, pushing total tariffs back to 20% before a planned Xi-Trump summit next month
#Overcapacity #Section301 #Tariffs #Trade #UsChina #XiTrump
#Overcapacity #Section301 #Tariffs #Trade #UsChina #XiTrump
US Plans 7.5% China Tariff Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit
Washington readies new overcapacity duties on Chinese goods, pushing total tariffs back to 20% before a planned Xi-Trump summit next month
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August 25, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Washington readies new overcapacity duties on Chinese goods, pushing total tariffs back to 20% before a planned Xi-Trump summit next month
#Overcapacity #Section301 #Tariffs #Trade #UsChina #XiTrump
#Overcapacity #Section301 #Tariffs #Trade #UsChina #XiTrump
🇺🇸 Mixed U.S. tariffs: Section 301 at 10%-12.5%, Section 232 at 10%-50%
🇨🇦 Canada: 50% tariffs paused, decision expected August 21-22
#USTariffs #Section301 #Section232 #CanadaTariffs
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🇨🇦 Canada: 50% tariffs paused, decision expected August 21-22
#USTariffs #Section301 #Section232 #CanadaTariffs
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August 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🇺🇸 Mixed U.S. tariffs: Section 301 at 10%-12.5%, Section 232 at 10%-50%
🇨🇦 Canada: 50% tariffs paused, decision expected August 21-22
#USTariffs #Section301 #Section232 #CanadaTariffs
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🇨🇦 Canada: 50% tariffs paused, decision expected August 21-22
#USTariffs #Section301 #Section232 #CanadaTariffs
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Trump’s forever tariffs gain a foothold at US consumers’ expense#AsiaTimes #Section301 #TrumpTariffs #USCourtofInternaationalTrade #USmidtermelections2024
August 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Trump’s forever tariffs gain a foothold at US consumers’ expense#AsiaTimes #Section301 #TrumpTariffs #USCourtofInternaationalTrade #USmidtermelections2024
Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs gain a foothold at consumers’ expense#AsiaTimes #Block2 #Section301 #TrumpTariffs #USCourtofInternaationalTrade #USmidtermelections2024
August 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs gain a foothold at consumers’ expense#AsiaTimes #Block2 #Section301 #TrumpTariffs #USCourtofInternaationalTrade #USmidtermelections2024
📦 Section 301: 10%-12.5% on 60 partners.
⚙️ Section 232: Metals tariffs ongoing.
☀️ 15% on some polysilicon products from Dec 2026.
🌎 Country-specific tariffs up to 50%.
#Tariffs2026 #Section301 #Metals #Polysilicon #Trade
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⚙️ Section 232: Metals tariffs ongoing.
☀️ 15% on some polysilicon products from Dec 2026.
🌎 Country-specific tariffs up to 50%.
#Tariffs2026 #Section301 #Metals #Polysilicon #Trade
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August 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
📦 Section 301: 10%-12.5% on 60 partners.
⚙️ Section 232: Metals tariffs ongoing.
☀️ 15% on some polysilicon products from Dec 2026.
🌎 Country-specific tariffs up to 50%.
#Tariffs2026 #Section301 #Metals #Polysilicon #Trade
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⚙️ Section 232: Metals tariffs ongoing.
☀️ 15% on some polysilicon products from Dec 2026.
🌎 Country-specific tariffs up to 50%.
#Tariffs2026 #Section301 #Metals #Polysilicon #Trade
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📃 #ICYMI, C4IP ED Frank Cullen recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer supporting the #Section301 investigation into #Brazil's #IP practices and calling for targeted reforms to strengthen #patent protections, reduce examination delays, and improve enforcement.
Read it here:
Read it here:
C4IP Comments Re: USTR Section 301 Investigation of Brazil
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August 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
📃 #ICYMI, C4IP ED Frank Cullen recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer supporting the #Section301 investigation into #Brazil's #IP practices and calling for targeted reforms to strengthen #patent protections, reduce examination delays, and improve enforcement.
Read it here:
Read it here:
#Trump invoked #Section301 to impose #forced-labour #tariffs, which range from 10-12.5% and hit countries that provide 99% of American imports. #Canada was hit with 10%, with exemptions for goods covered by CUSMA, Ottawa has said. #US #lawsuit
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25 states sue Trump administration over forced labour tariffs | CBC News
Twenty-five U.S. states sued Donald Trump's administration Monday over tariffs issued to root out forced labour in global supply chains, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme C...
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August 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
#Trump invoked #Section301 to impose #forced-labour #tariffs, which range from 10-12.5% and hit countries that provide 99% of American imports. #Canada was hit with 10%, with exemptions for goods covered by CUSMA, Ottawa has said. #US #lawsuit
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25 Democratic States Sue Trump Over New Forced Labour Tariffs
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#Trump #Tariffs #US #SupremeCourt #Trade #ForcedLabor #DemocraticStates #Section301 #LegalChallenge #Economy
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#Trump #Tariffs #US #SupremeCourt #Trade #ForcedLabor #DemocraticStates #Section301 #LegalChallenge #Economy
August 4, 2026 at 5:15 AM
25 Democratic States Sue Trump Over New Forced Labour Tariffs
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#Trump #Tariffs #US #SupremeCourt #Trade #ForcedLabor #DemocraticStates #Section301 #LegalChallenge #Economy
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#Trump #Tariffs #US #SupremeCourt #Trade #ForcedLabor #DemocraticStates #Section301 #LegalChallenge #Economy
25 States Sue Trump Administration Over Section 301 Tariffs on 59 Nations and EU
#donaldTrump #europeanUnion #internationalEmergencyEconomicPowersAct #kushDesai #letitiaJames #manufacturingPmi #section301 #supremeCourt #tradeActOf1974 #u.s.TradeRepresentative
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#donaldTrump #europeanUnion #internationalEmergencyEconomicPowersAct #kushDesai #letitiaJames #manufacturingPmi #section301 #supremeCourt #tradeActOf1974 #u.s.TradeRepresentative
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25 States Sue Trump Administration Over Section 301 Tariffs on 59 Nations and EU
A coalition of 25 Democrat-led states filed lawsuits on Monday to block President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs against 59 countries and the European
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August 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
25 States Sue Trump Administration Over Section 301 Tariffs on 59 Nations and EU
#donaldTrump #europeanUnion #internationalEmergencyEconomicPowersAct #kushDesai #letitiaJames #manufacturingPmi #section301 #supremeCourt #tradeActOf1974 #u.s.TradeRepresentative
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#donaldTrump #europeanUnion #internationalEmergencyEconomicPowersAct #kushDesai #letitiaJames #manufacturingPmi #section301 #supremeCourt #tradeActOf1974 #u.s.TradeRepresentative
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