（Boston Orange綜合報導）美國貿易代表署（USTR）根據川普總統的行政指令宣佈，從7月24日凌晨零時零分起，將依照「301 條款」，向全球 60 個未能有效立法或執行「禁止強迫勞動商品進口」規範的經濟體，課徵 10% 至 12.5% 的新關稅。
今年2月，美國最高法院裁定川普總統動用「國際緊急經濟權力法（IEEPA）」加徵全球關稅是違憲行為後，白宮為避免出現關稅空窗期，改用為期150天的臨時關稅條款過渡，並在7月24日的臨時條款到期日前，採用「1974年貿易法」第 301 條款，指控多國「打擊強迫勞動不力」，藉以建立長期關稅的法源基礎。
根據最新辦法，適用 10% 稅率，美方認定已建立或承諾建立類似「反強迫勞動進口禁令」規範的17個經濟體，包括加拿大、墨西哥、歐盟 27 國（整體作為一個貿易體）、英國、台灣、印度、阿根廷、孟加拉、柬埔寨、厄瓜多、薩爾瓦多、瓜地馬拉、印尼、馬來西亞、巴基斯坦等。
適用12.5%稅率的經濟體有43個，包括中國、日本、澳洲、紐西蘭、韓國、新加坡、巴西、越南、泰國、菲律賓、智利、哥倫比亞、沙烏地阿拉伯、土耳其、瑞士、挪威等。
新關稅條款出爐後，引發強烈政治震盪。麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）發表嚴正聲明，指過去數月的違法關稅已讓麻州損失數十億美元，每戶人家損失約1,745元，要求聯邦政府立即退還超徵的48.8億美元稅款，並痛批白宮持續單邊加稅是「強行榨取民眾血汗錢」。
來自麻州的聯邦眾議院籌款委員會民主黨議員理查·尼爾（Richard Neal）也批評，打擊強迫勞動應是嚴肅的供應鏈議題，不應被白宮「賤化為掩飾司法敗訴與加稅的藉口」。
法律專家指出，白宮「鋪天蓋地」將 60 國一律認定為打擊強迫勞動不力，極可能再次引發進口商的團體訴訟與二次憲法審查。隨著關稅成本實質反映在終端售價，美國消費者將面臨新一波物價上漲壓力，這項爭議也將成為今年美國期中選舉的熱門焦點。
Governor Healey Statement on President Trump's Latest Global Tariffs
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey today released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement of new tariffs on imports from more than 80 countries:
"Even after the Supreme Court told President Trump that his previous tariffs were illegal, he’s still choosing to double down on this failed policy. We already know that this will result in higher costs, negative impacts to businesses and weakened American competitiveness. Nobody can afford this. We need a President who actually cares about the number one issue facing the American people – affordability. I’m going to keep working every day in Massachusetts to lower the cost of housing, energy and health care, and I’m going to keep standing up to the damage President Trump is doing to our people and our economy.”
Earlier this year, Governor Healey demanded a $1,745 refund for every Massachusetts household for the financial harm caused by President Trump’s unconstitutional tariffs. She also launched the Massachusetts Tariff Response and Business Operations Support Initiative to align state resources to aid Massachusetts businesses.
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