Who actually benefits from Trump’s 60-nation tariffs?
Early on Thursday morning, the United States imposed new tariffs on over 60 nations, replacing a short-term charge that had just expired. Allies and trading partners quickly criticized the new duties.
The tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 were announced by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
On July 24, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, they became operative.
According to Washington, the action is directed against nations that it believes have failed to prevent products manufactured using forced labor from entering international markets.
The action follows a major setback for Trump’s trade agenda.
In February, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that setting peacetime tariffs is Congress’s job, not the president’s.
The administration responded by putting a temporary 10% tariff in place under a separate trade law, capped at 150 days.
That measure expired at midnight. The new Section 301 tariffs are meant to take its place on a longer-term basis.
A two-tier system with clear winners and losers
Under the new structure, countries are divided into two tiers based on how they handle forced-labor imports.
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