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25 countries sue US over new trade tariffs

2026-08-04 11:48:37Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

25 countries sue US over new trade tariffs

US President Donald Trump's administration is facing a new legal challenge, after 25 US states filed a lawsuit against new trade tariffs imposed on dozens of countries around the world.

The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of Democratic-led states, challenges tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5%, which went into effect in July. The Trump administration says the measures were imposed on trading partners, including the United Kingdom, China and the European Union, for failing to combat the use of forced labor in supply chains.

In the lawsuit, the states argue that the decision is “arbitrary, capricious and contrary to law,” accusing the administration of using the forced labor issue as justification to maintain an illegal tariff regime.

The White House, on the other hand, defended the decision. Spokesperson Kush Desai stated that the US is acting in accordance with its legal authority to protect American businesses from unfair trade practices.

The tariffs were imposed under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, which allows for measures against countries that use forced labor. According to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), they affect about 99.4% of US imports.

Experts say the lawsuit could pose a serious challenge to the Trump administration. Alex Capri, a business lecturer at the National University of Singapore, told the BBC that there is a lack of credible evidence that the affected countries have harmed US companies through forced labor-related violations.

This is the latest legal showdown over Trump's trade policies since his return to the White House in January 2025. Earlier, the Supreme Court struck down some of the tariffs imposed as part of the package known as "Liberation Day," forcing the US government to refund tens of billions of dollars to the companies that had paid them.

Meanwhile, the US administration is conducting investigations into 16 other countries for claims of overcapacity in production, which could lead to the imposition of new tariffs in the coming months.


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