The Trump administration has imposed new tariffs on 86 countries for allegedly failing to enforce prohibitions on imports made with forced labor. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative released a list of nations or economic blocs deemed guilty of a "Failure to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labor." According to a draft version of the Federal Register Notice:

"On June 2, 2026, the Trade Representative determined that, in each of the 60 investigations, certain of the acts, policies, and practices of the economy at issue are actionable under sections 301(b) and 304(a) of the Trade Act. The Trade Representative also issued a comprehensive report, Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labor (Report)."

Specifically, the Trade Representative determined that:

• The following 54 economies have failed to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor: Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Australia; the Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Brazil; Cambodia; Chile; China, People's Republic of; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Egypt; El Salvador; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India; Iraq; Israel; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Libya; Malaysia; Morocco; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Peru; the Philippines; Qatar; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; South Africa; South Korea; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Trinidad and Tobago; Türkiye; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Venezuela; and Vietnam.

• The following six economies have failed to effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor: Canada, Ecuador, the European Union, Indonesia, Mexico, and Pakistan.

Since there are 27 countries in the European Union, a total of 86 nations are subject to the new US tariffs which go into effect on Friday.

The USTR office justified the measures as a response to "failure to meet international standards in combating forced labor." The Trump administration has previously imposed economic sanctions on several countries under similar pretexts. The new tariffs are likely to escalate tensions in global trade.