The Trump administration will implement a new 10% tariff on goods imported from the United Kingdom, part of a broader move to impose duties on 60 trading partners. The tariffs are scheduled to take effect on Friday, replacing an expiring global duty.
These new measures, initially proposed in June, are intended to address concerns about forced labor and are structured to be more resistant to legal challenges following a February Supreme Court ruling that limited the president's ability to impose broad tariffs. The previous 150-day tariff, reimposed using different authorities after the court's decision, expires on Friday.
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated, "The United States has had a forced labor import ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it. It's well past time for our trading partners to do the same."
The tariffs will vary in rate. Economies that have established prohibitions on forced labor, including Canada, the European Union, and the UK, will face the lower 10% rate. Other nations, such as China and Japan, will be subject to a higher 12.5% tariff. Goods already covered by existing sector-specific tariffs, like steel and aluminum, will not be affected, nor will goods entering the U.S. under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement.
This action follows separate recent measures, including a 25% tariff on various Brazilian goods due to unfair trade practices and 50% tariffs on numerous Canadian products citing discriminatory treatment. Washington is also investigating 16 economies for excess industrial capacity, which could lead to additional duties with varying rates.
President Donald Trump pictured announcing his initial round of tariffs at the White House in April 2025