Staff Reporter
The United States has said that South Africa failed to impose and effectively enforce a ban on imports made with forced labour, raising the risk of new duties on exports.
In a Section 301 investigation report published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Washington found that South Africa was among 54 economies that had failed to impose and enforce a forced-labour import prohibition.
The report said the failure to impose and enforce such a prohibition was “unreasonable” and that it “burdens or restricts U.S. commerce”.
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The finding are part of a US investigation into 60 economies over whether their trade rules adequately prevent goods made wholly or partly with forced labour from entering their markets.
The USTR has proposed additional 12.5% tariff on products from those economies, with the proposal subject to a public
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