{"id":8067,"date":"2026-07-24T21:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/us-small-businesses-challenge-trumps-new-forced-labor-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:36:10","slug":"us-small-businesses-challenge-trumps-new-forced-labor-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/us-small-businesses-challenge-trumps-new-forced-labor-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"US small businesses challenge Trump\u2019s new \u2018forced labor\u2019 tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>In lawsuit on Friday, two small businesses said latest round of tariffs on 60 countries needs to be legally justified.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Two United States small businesses have challenged US President Donald Trump\u2019s latest round of tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, saying that the new policy, like most of Trump\u2019s previous tariffs, went beyond the president\u2019s authority to tax imports.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, filed on Friday in the US trade court in New York, argues that the new tariffs require more detailed country-specific findings about \u201cforced labor\u201d to be legally justified.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/7\/24\/as-oil-soars-experts-watch-red-sea-tankers-for-clarity-on-houthi-blockade\">As oil soars, experts watch Red Sea tankers for clarity on Houthi blockade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/24\/indian-student-protests-whats-next-after-modis-promise-on-exam-leaks\">Indian student protests: What\u2019s next after Modi\u2019s promise on exam leaks?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/7\/24\/canada-marks-gordie-howe-bridge-opening-without-us-after-trade-war-deepens\">Canada marks Gordie Howe bridge opening without US after trade war deepens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The two small businesses, backed by a nonprofit legal group that successfully sued over previous rounds of tariffs, argued that the president is trying to re-impose tariffs that were already ruled illegal by the US Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10 percent and 12.5 percent on 60 trading \u200cpartners, including the European Union, over allegations that they were not doing enough to stop the export of goods produced with forced labour. The new tariffs took effect just as a temporary 10 perccent global tariff expired.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has made tariffs a central pillar of his foreign policy, using them as \u2060leverage to negotiate trade deals around the globe. But the US <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/2\/20\/us-president-trump-promises-new-tariffs-slams-supreme-court-decision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court ruled against\u00a0most of Trump\u2019s widest-ranging tariffs<\/a> on February 20, finding that the\u00a0International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorise the president to unilaterally impose tariffs on trading partners.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded to that ruling by criticising the court and imposing a new and temporary 10 percent global tariff\u00a0under different legal authority. Those tariffs, like IEEPA tariffs, were also imposed under a section of the law that no previous president had used to impose tariffs, and they were also\u00a0ruled illegal by the US trade court. The Trump administration is appealing\u00a0that ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s tariffs were imposed under\u00a0Section 301\u00a0of the Trade Act of 1974, which is meant to combat unfair or discriminatory economic practices by other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike IEEPA or the temporary global tariff authority, Section 301 has been used regularly by past presidents.<\/p>\n<p>But the states and small businesses said in their lawsuit that Section 301 tariffs have historically been targeted to address specific nations and industries, and Trump\u2019s broad-brush approach has no historical precedent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In lawsuit on Friday, two small businesses said latest round of tariffs on 60 countries needs to be legally justified. 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