US Imposes New Import Tariffs on 60 Countries, Indonesia Hit with 10 Percent

United States President Donald Trump has imposed new import tariffs on 60 countries, including Indonesia, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The tariff rate set for Indonesia is 10 percent. The decision was announced by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on 23 July 2026. According to a statement on the USTR’s official website, US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer said the action was taken at President Trump’s direction against dozens of countries for failing to effectively implement and enforce bans on imports of goods produced through forced labour. The decision follows a USTR investigation that included two rounds of public hearings, over 2,100 public comments, and engagement with US trading partners to address the long-standing issue. “President Trump recognises that decades of moral persuasion have failed to eliminate forced labour practices from global supply chains. The United States has had a ban on imports of forced labour goods for nearly a century and has consistently enforced it. It is time our trading partners do the same,” Greer said. “Today’s action will begin to remedy practices that are not only human rights violations but also trade practices that distort markets, thereby improving the welfare of workers around the world. I welcome trading partners who move quickly to adopt bans on imports of forced labour goods and look forward to ensuring their effective enforcement.” The 10 percent tariff applies to 17 countries, including Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom. The USTR noted these countries have either enacted import bans on forced labour goods, committed to doing so through an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, or implemented a partial regime that effectively prevents the import of certain goods produced through forced labour. A tariff of 10 percent or 12.5 percent after deducting Most-Favoured-Nation rates applies to the European Union, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland. A 12.5 percent tariff applies to all other countries under investigation. The USTR noted product exclusions, including raw materials where tariffs could disrupt domestic US supply, products where tariffs could cause broad economic disruption, and products that cannot be grown or produced in sufficient quantities or at reasonable prices in the US or obtained from alternative sources.