60 Countries Face New Trump Tariffs, Including Indonesia
The administration of US President Donald Trump is proposing the imposition of additional import duties of 10% or 12.5% on imports from 60 countries, according to an announcement on Wednesday (3/6/2026). This represents a new manoeuvre by Trump after the US Supreme Court invalidated portions of his previous tariff regulations in February.
The US aims to target nations where “goods are produced using unreasonable forced labour and which restrict US trade.” This proposal stems from investigations conducted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
The USTR stated that a 10% tariff would be applied to Canada, Ecuador, the European Union, Mexico, Pakistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Indonesia was specifically named in the agency’s statement.
The trade body indicated it would impose an additional 12.5% duty on 45 other countries, though further details are pending as investigations continue.
“The failure of our most important trading partners to address imports of goods produced with forced labour is unacceptable,” said USTR Jamieson Greer in a statement. “This creates a dynamic where American workers are forced to compete globally on an uneven playing field.”
The USTR also proposed a textile mechanism that would allow certain imports of clothing and textiles to enter the US at lower tariff rates, although the specific duties and volumes have not yet been disclosed.
This announcement comes ahead of the expiration of the 10% temporary tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, which were issued on the same day the Supreme Court invalidated parts of the tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
On Monday, the USTR proposed a 25% import duty on many Brazilian goods following a Section 301 investigation into the country’s digital trade practices and preferential tariffs. Moving forward, the USTR is also expected to soon reveal findings from another major Section 301 investigation regarding industrial overcapacity in 16 trading partners, including China.
Regarding the forced labour findings, the USTR stated it would exempt several products from the tariffs, including energy, rare earth metals and certain other metals, beef, coffee, certain fruits and vegetables, pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals, and aircraft parts. The USTR noted that it will accept public comments on the proposed tariffs and other remedial efforts until 4 July, with public hearings scheduled for 7 July.