US imposes Section 301 forced-labour tariffs on 60 economies, shrimp fully covered
Rates vary by economy: 10% on India, Ecuador, Indonesia, Argentina, Mexico and Canada; 12.5% on Vietnam, Thailand, Peru and China, among others. The duties applied to goods entered for consumption from 24 July 2026, same-day effective — containers already on the water when the announcement landed were dutiable on arrival. Exemption lists (tilapia, lobster, tuna, swordfish in some cases) vary by country of origin.
Datos clave
- Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies took effect 24 July 2026: 10% for economies with a forced-labour import prohibition, an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade commitment, or a partial regime; 12.5% default for the rest.
- Shrimp is fully covered, with no exemption granted despite importers requesting one. India's rate was cut from a proposed 12.5% to 10% after adopting a prohibition.
The rate turns on your government's statute book, not on your farm or your plant. USTR set 10% for economies that impose a forced-labour import prohibition, have committed to one through an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, or run a partial regime blocking certain forced-labour goods; 12.5% is the default for the rest. Seven economies moved during the proceeding: Cambodia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago imposed prohibitions, and Jordan took on commitments through an ART. India's proposed 12.5% was cut to 10% on that basis; India was the largest shrimp supplier to the US by value in 2025.
The duties apply to goods entered for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on 24 July 2026, with one exception: cargo loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on its final mode before that moment, and entered before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on 28 July, is not dutiable. That is a four-day window, so in practice it reaches only cargo already arriving at a US port. Importers asked for seafood to be exempted outright and were refused. Frozen seafood was among the products commenters wanted exempted on the grounds that domestic supply could not meet US demand. USTR rejected that argument, holding that such goods should remain generally available and that tariffs on them would not cause economy-wide disruptions.
Por qué importa
This stacks on existing anti-dumping duties on frozen warmwater shrimp. It also reorders competitive position within the lane: Peru's 12.5% now sits worse than Ecuador's 10% for shrimp into the US, and Indonesia's 10% beats Vietnam and Thailand's 12.5%. Check the country-specific annex for your exact HS lines — an exemption for one origin can be dutiable for a neighbouring one.