The Trump administration announced new tariffs targeting roughly 60 countries on July 23, 2026, grounding the measures in a forced labour investigation after the Supreme Court struck down its earlier blanket levies.
The Financial Times reported that the new duties rest on different legal foundations from those the Supreme Court invalidated, and that the administration is using them to rebuild a broader tariff structure. The targeted countries are accused of failing to adequately prevent forced labour, BBC News reported.
The Supreme Court's earlier ruling had eliminated the administration's previous across-the-board tariff approach, leaving officials to seek alternative legal authority. The forced labour investigation provided that basis for the July 23 action.