US: 25 Democratic states move court against Trump's forced-labour tariffs
Democratic-ruled US states filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade against President Donald Trump's tariffs on 60 economies accounting for 99.4% of American imports.
The tariffs range from 10% to 12.5% and were imposed citing forced labour, replacing the 10% global levies that expired on July 24.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul lead the coalition, arguing the tariffs are illegal and will raise costs for consumers and businesses.
The lawsuit claims the administration violated Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by failing to follow requirements and implementing tariffs without clear connection to combatting forced labour.
India faces a 10% tariff rate after amending its foreign trade policy on June 14 to ban imports of goods made with forced labour.
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