The United States has announced new tariffs on imports from 60 economies, including Nigeria, over what it described as their failure to prohibit the importation of goods produced with forced labour.The measures, announced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative on Thursday, impose tariffs of either 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent, depending on each country’s forced labour import policies.According to the USTR, the decision followed investigations launched in May 2026 under Section 301 of the Trade Act into 60 of the United States’ largest trading partners.The agency said it received more than 1,600 public submissions, held hearings involving over 100 witnesses, and consulted more than 45 governments before announcing the tariffs.Related NewsMorning recap: Reps approve state police bill, US imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports, other top storiesUS imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports over forced labour claimsN’East must do more against terrorism, banditry — TinubuNigeria is among the countries that will face a 12.5 per cent tariff, while some that USTR deems have adopted or committed to implement bans on imports linked to forced labour will attract a lower 10 per cent rate.Below is the full list of countries and territories affected by the new US tariffs:Country/TerritoryTariff (%)Algeria12.5Angola12.5Argentina10Australia12.5Bahrain12.5Bangladesh10Brazil12.5Cambodia10Canada10Chile12.5China12.5Colombia12.5Costa Rica12.5Dominican Republic12.5Ecuador10Egypt12.5El Salvador10European Union*10Guatemala10Guyana12.5Honduras10Hong Kong12.5India10Indonesia10Iraq12.5Israel12.5Japan*12.5Jordan10Kazakhstan12.5Kuwait12.5Libya12.5Malaysia10Mexico10Morocco12.5New Zealand12.5Nicaragua12.5Nigeria12.5Norway12.5Oman12.5Pakistan10Peru12.5Philippines12.5Qatar12.5Russia12.5Saudi Arabia12.5Singapore12.5South Africa12.5South Korea*12.5Sri Lanka10Switzerland*12.5Taiwan*10Thailand12.5The Bahamas12.5Trinidad and Tobago10Turkey12.5United Arab Emirates12.5United Kingdom10Uruguay12.5Venezuela12.5Vietnam12.5For the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan, the tariffs are applied net of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate, according to the USTR.PUNCH Online reports that some products are exempted from the tariffs. The measures, announced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative on Thursday, impose tariffs of either 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent, depending on each country’s forced labour import policies.According to the USTR, the decision followed investigations launched in May 2026 under Section 301 of the Trade Act into 60 of the United States’ largest trading partners.The agency said it received more than 1,600 public submissions, held hearings involving over 100 witnesses, and consulted more than 45 governments before announcing the tariffs.Related NewsMorning recap: Reps approve state police bill, US imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports, other top storiesUS imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports over forced labour claimsN’East must do more against terrorism, banditry — TinubuNigeria is among the countries that will face a 12.5 per cent tariff, while some that USTR deems have adopted or committed to implement bans on imports linked to forced labour will attract a lower 10 per cent rate.Below is the full list of countries and territories affected by the new US tariffs:Country/TerritoryTariff (%)Algeria12.5Angola12.5Argentina10Australia12.5Bahrain12.5Bangladesh10Brazil12.5Cambodia10Canada10Chile12.5China12.5Colombia12.5Costa Rica12.5Dominican Republic12.5Ecuador10Egypt12.5El Salvador10European Union*10Guatemala10Guyana12.5Honduras10Hong Kong12.5India10Indonesia10Iraq12.5Israel12.5Japan*12.5Jordan10Kazakhstan12.5Kuwait12.5Libya12.5Malaysia10Mexico10Morocco12.5New Zealand12.5Nicaragua12.5Nigeria12.5Norway12.5Oman12.5Pakistan10Peru12.5Philippines12.5Qatar12.5Russia12.5Saudi Arabia12.5Singapore12.5South Africa12.5South Korea*12.5Sri Lanka10Switzerland*12.5Taiwan*10Thailand12.5The Bahamas12.5Trinidad and Tobago10Turkey12.5United Arab Emirates12.5United Kingdom10Uruguay12.5Venezuela12.5Vietnam12.5For the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan, the tariffs are applied net of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate, according to the USTR.PUNCH Online reports that some products are exempted from the tariffs. According to the USTR, the decision followed investigations launched in May 2026 under Section 301 of the Trade Act into 60 of the United States’ largest trading partners.The agency said it received more than 1,600 public submissions, held hearings involving over 100 witnesses, and consulted more than 45 governments before announcing the tariffs.Related NewsMorning recap: Reps approve state police bill, US imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports, other top storiesUS imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports over forced labour claimsN’East must do more against terrorism, banditry — TinubuNigeria is among the countries that will face a 12.5 per cent tariff, while some that USTR deems have adopted or committed to implement bans on imports linked to forced labour will attract a lower 10 per cent rate.Below is the full list of countries and territories affected by the new US tariffs:Country/TerritoryTariff (%)Algeria12.5Angola12.5Argentina10Australia12.5Bahrain12.5Bangladesh10Brazil12.5Cambodia10Canada10Chile12.5China12.5Colombia12.5Costa Rica12.5Dominican Republic12.5Ecuador10Egypt12.5El Salvador10European Union*10Guatemala10Guyana12.5Honduras10Hong Kong12.5India10Indonesia10Iraq12.5Israel12.5Japan*12.5Jordan10Kazakhstan12.5Kuwait12.5Libya12.5Malaysia10Mexico10Morocco12.5New Zealand12.5Nicaragua12.5Nigeria12.5Norway12.5Oman12.5Pakistan10Peru12.5Philippines12.5Qatar12.5Russia12.5Saudi Arabia12.5Singapore12.5South Africa12.5South Korea*12.5Sri Lanka10Switzerland*12.5Taiwan*10Thailand12.5The Bahamas12.5Trinidad and Tobago10Turkey12.5United Arab Emirates12.5United Kingdom10Uruguay12.5Venezuela12.5Vietnam12.5For the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan, the tariffs are applied net of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate, according to the USTR.PUNCH Online reports that some products are exempted from the tariffs. The agency said it received more than 1,600 public submissions, held hearings involving over 100 witnesses, and consulted more than 45 governments before announcing the tariffs.Related NewsMorning recap: Reps approve state police bill, US imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports, other top storiesUS imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports over forced labour claimsN’East must do more against terrorism, banditry — TinubuNigeria is among the countries that will face a 12.5 per cent tariff, while some that USTR deems have adopted or committed to implement bans on imports linked to forced labour will attract a lower 10 per cent rate.Below is the full list of countries and territories affected by the new US tariffs:Country/TerritoryTariff (%)Algeria12.5Angola12.5Argentina10Australia12.5Bahrain12.5Bangladesh10Brazil12.5Cambodia10Canada10Chile12.5China12.5Colombia12.5Costa Rica12.5Dominican Republic12.5Ecuador10Egypt12.5El Salvador10European Union*10Guatemala10Guyana12.5Honduras10Hong Kong12.5India10Indonesia10Iraq12.5Israel12.5Japan*12.5Jordan10Kazakhstan12.5Kuwait12.5Libya12.5Malaysia10Mexico10Morocco12.5New Zealand12.5Nicaragua12.5Nigeria12.5Norway12.5Oman12.5Pakistan10Peru12.5Philippines12.5Qatar12.5Russia12.5Saudi Arabia12.5Singapore12.5South Africa12.5South Korea*12.5Sri Lanka10Switzerland*12.5Taiwan*10Thailand12.5The Bahamas12.5Trinidad and Tobago10Turkey12.5United Arab Emirates12.5United Kingdom10Uruguay12.5Venezuela12.5Vietnam12.5For the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan, the tariffs are applied net of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate, according to the USTR.PUNCH Online reports that some products are exempted from the tariffs. Nigeria is among the countries that will face a 12.5 per cent tariff, while some that USTR deems have adopted or committed to implement bans on imports linked to forced labour will attract a lower 10 per cent rate.Below is the full list of countries and territories affected by the new US tariffs:Country/TerritoryTariff (%)Algeria12.5Angola12.5Argentina10Australia12.5Bahrain12.5Bangladesh10Brazil12.5Cambodia10Canada10Chile12.5China12.5Colombia12.5Costa Rica12.5Dominican Republic12.5Ecuador10Egypt12.5El Salvador10European Union*10Guatemala10Guyana12.5Honduras10Hong Kong12.5India10Indonesia10Iraq12.5Israel12.5Japan*12.5Jordan10Kazakhstan12.5Kuwait12.5Libya12.5Malaysia10Mexico10Morocco12.5New Zealand12.5Nicaragua12.5Nigeria12.5Norway12.5Oman12.5Pakistan10Peru12.5Philippines12.5Qatar12.5Russia12.5Saudi Arabia12.5Singapore12.5South Africa12.5South Korea*12.5Sri Lanka10Switzerland*12.5Taiwan*10Thailand12.5The Bahamas12.5Trinidad and Tobago10Turkey12.5United Arab Emirates12.5United Kingdom10Uruguay12.5Venezuela12.5Vietnam12.5For the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan, the tariffs are applied net of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate, according to the USTR.PUNCH Online reports that some products are exempted from the tariffs. Below is the full list of countries and territories affected by the new US tariffs:Country/TerritoryTariff (%)Algeria12.5Angola12.5Argentina10Australia12.5Bahrain12.5Bangladesh10Brazil12.5Cambodia10Canada10Chile12.5China12.5Colombia12.5Costa Rica12.5Dominican Republic12.5Ecuador10Egypt12.5El Salvador10European Union*10Guatemala10Guyana12.5Honduras10Hong Kong12.5India10Indonesia10Iraq12.5Israel12.5Japan*12.5Jordan10Kazakhstan12.5Kuwait12.5Libya12.5Malaysia10Mexico10Morocco12.5New Zealand12.5Nicaragua12.5Nigeria12.5Norway12.5Oman12.5Pakistan10Peru12.5Philippines12.5Qatar12.5Russia12.5Saudi Arabia12.5Singapore12.5South Africa12.5South Korea*12.5Sri Lanka10Switzerland*12.5Taiwan*10Thailand12.5The Bahamas12.5Trinidad and Tobago10Turkey12.5United Arab Emirates12.5United Kingdom10Uruguay12.5Venezuela12.5Vietnam12.5For the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan, the tariffs are applied net of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate, according to the USTR.PUNCH Online reports that some products are exempted from the tariffs. For the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan, the tariffs are applied net of the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate, according to the USTR.PUNCH Online reports that some products are exempted from the tariffs. PUNCH Online reports that some products are exempted from the tariffs.