On June 2, *Reuters said, the Office of American Trade Representatives (USTR) announced the conclusion of an investigation under Article 301 on unfair commercial behaviour.
According to this, USTT claimed that 60 economies had not had a reasonable measure to prevent the flow of products produced by forced labor, which was detrimental to the US in trade competition.
Thus, the agency proposed the additional taxation of 10% on Canadian goods, Ecuador, EU, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Taiwan, and England with 45 remaining economies in the investigation, including Vietnam, the additional tax rate was 12,5%.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer states that partners do not address the state of importing products by forced labor as "unacceptable". "This makes American labourers compete on unfair global markets," he said.
In regards to the level of taxation proposed in addition to Vietnam, responses at regular press conferences were routinely 4/6, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said USR's investigation conclusion "does not reflect the reality and efforts of Vietnam in the prevention of forced labor reduction".
The State Department spokesman asserts Vietnam's consistent stand-up was to ban all forms of forced labor, complying with the rules of the International Labour Organization (ILO), free trade agreements and guarantees carried out in practice.
Honey said, Vietnam has traded, providing full information during the investigation and will continue to work with the US on the building spirit, co-operation to resolve the existing differences on a bilateral, multi-state partnership basis. This was intended to protect the legal interests of the laborers, the Vietnamese business.
Container at Seattle Harbor in Seattle, Washington, USA on August 11, 2025. Image: Reuters
USTR will hold the public hearing on July 7. The agency also proposed its own mechanism for textile industry, allowing a certain amount to enjoy lower tax levels when entering the United States, but specific details have not been released.
After a wide variety of tax imports cited the International Economic Rights Act (IEEPA) rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in February, USTR launched investigations according to the 301.
What 301 allows the president to impose taxation in order to deal with unfair trade behaviors from foreign countries, USTR has recently announced the conclusion of this provisional investigations in the 10% tax status enacted by President Donald Trump will cease to operate on 24/7.
On CNBC, Nick Marro, who specializes in the Tribune Intelligence Unit (EIU), forecasts Mr Trump continues to open further investigations and release new tax measures, in preparation for the next trade rounds.
Mrs Deborah Elms, Director of the Business Policy of Hinrich Foundation, argues that despite the tax levels under Article 301, any significant changes have affected the global supply chain, the supply of business.