Trump administration threatens tariffs of up to 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies over failure to ban goods made with forced labour The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed new tariffs of up to 12.

The U.S. Trade Representative has announced the Trump administration is proposing tariffs of 10% or more for dozens of major trading partners following a probe into alleged forced labor.

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - The European Union struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, a key part of a trade deal reached with Washington in July that could stave off higher U.

The Trump administration has proposed new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, the European Union and dozens of other economies after a U.S. investigation found shortcomings in how trading partners address goods produced with forced labor.

The head of the European Parliament trade committee calls President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on European Union automobiles “unacceptable.”