Section 301 tariffs on Brazil (25%)
USTR imposed an additional 25% ad valorem duty on products of Brazil effective July 22, 2026, concluding the Section 301 investigation into Brazil's digital-trade, preferential-tariff, anti-corruption, intellectual-property, ethanol and deforestation practices. The action carries broad exclusions: goods subject to Section 232 duties, civil aircraft and parts, pharmaceuticals and ingredients, orange juice, coffee, açaí, honey, hides and leather, seafood, wood products, energy products and rare earths. Goods in transit before July 22 and entered before July 29, 2026 are excluded. Entries use HTSUS 9903.05.01 through 9903.05.09.
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Timeline
- In effectFederal Register
25% duty takes effect
The additional 25% duty applies to products of Brazil entered on or after 12:01 a.m. ET July 22, 2026, with an in-transit exception through July 29 and annex-listed exclusions.
Official sources - Under reviewFederal Register
Determination and proposed action
USTR determines that Brazil's practices are unreasonable and burden U.S. commerce, and proposes a 25% additional duty with product exclusions. Comments invited.
Official sources
Official sources
- USTR notice of action in the Section 301 investigation of Brazil
- USTR notice of determination and request for comments
- Presidential memorandum directing the Section 301 action on Brazil (July 2026)
Status verified 09/10/2026
Related measures
Section 301 tariffs on China (Lists 1–4A and 2024 strategic increases)
The original China tariffs: 25% on roughly $250B of imports (Lists 1–3) and 7.5% on List 4A, in force since 2018–2020, plus the 2024 four-year-review increases on strategic sectors — including 100% on EVs, 50% on solar cells and semiconductors, and 25% on lithium-ion batteries. These survived the IEEPA ruling untouched and remain the bedrock of U.S.–China tariff exposure. USTR initiated a second statutory four-year review in May 2026; continuation-request windows closed in July and August 2026 and the next phase has no published date. Since July 24, 2026 a separate 12.5% Section 301 forced-labor duty stacks on top.
Current rate: 25% (Lists 1–3); 7.5% (List 4A); strategic-sector increases incl. 100% EVs, 50% solar cells and semiconductors, 25% lithium-ion batteries
Section 301 product exclusions (extended through November 10, 2026)
Exclusions that exempt specific products — mostly machinery and manufacturing inputs — from Section 301 China tariffs. As part of the November 2025 trade truce they were extended through November 10, 2026. Importers relying on an exclusion face a hard repricing if it lapses with the truce.
Current rate: 0% additional duty for excluded products (otherwise 25%)
Pause expires:Section 301 forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies (10% / 12.5%)
On July 24, 2026 — the day the Section 122 surcharge lapsed — USTR imposed additional duties of 10% or 12.5% ad valorem on products of 60 economies under Section 301, concluding investigations into each economy's failure to impose or enforce a ban on imports made with forced labor. The rate is set per economy: for example Canada, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Indonesia pay 10%; China, Vietnam, Brazil and Thailand pay 12.5%; the EU and Taiwan pay 10% and Japan, Korea and Switzerland 12.5%, each assessed net of the MFN rate. Articles subject to Section 232 duties are exempt, as are annex-listed products for several economies, and goods loaded before July 24 that entered before July 28, 2026.
Current rate: 10% or 12.5% additional ad valorem by economy (EU and Taiwan 10%, Japan, Korea and Switzerland 12.5%, each net of the MFN rate); goods subject to Section 232 duties and annex-listed products are exempt