Vietnam shut out of US textile break

HO CHI MINH CIITY – Vietnam’s position as the largest supplier of apparel to the United States has been weakened by a new wave of forced‑labour tariffs that exclude the country from a textile‑sector escape mechanism open to four of its Asian competitors.

A Federal Register notice implementing the Trump administration’s Section 301 investigations into forced‑labour failures applies additional duties of 10% or 12.5% on imports from 60 economies from 24th July 2026.