US proposes tariffs of at least 10% over forced labour practices

The move could reshape trade flows across multiple sectors and adds another layer of uncertainty to the global trading system just months after a US Supreme Court ruling disrupted President Donald Trump’s earlier emergency tariff regime.

India could face fresh US tariffs just as New Delhi and Washington are trying to conclude a trade deal, after the United States Trade Representative (USTR) determined that India and dozens of other economies have failed to adequately block imports made using forced labour.

The proposal by the ​U.S. Trade Representative's office came on the second of three days of talks between ​Indian trade officials and a U.S. delegation led by Assistant USTR Brendan Lynch.

The president's trade adviser also recommended a 12.5 percent duty for dozens of other countries.