Trade court appears mostly skeptical of USTR in forced labor tariff challenge
By Bradley Dress ( September 30, 2026, 17:59 GMT | Insight) -- The US Court of International Trade on Wednesday appeared mostly skeptical of the Trump administration’s broad tariffs on 60 economies under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for alleged imports of goods made with forced labor, though the judges also heavily questioned the plaintiffs in the case. The US Court of International Trade on Wednesday appeared mostly skeptical of the Trump administration’s broad tariffs on 60 economies under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for alleged imports of goods made with forced labor, though the judges also heavily questioned the plaintiffs in the case. ...
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