President Trump has imposed replacement tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, including Canada and the European Union, replacing a prior set of duties that had been set to expire. The new levies take effect under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and apply rates of 10% and 12.5% to targeted economies, according to NPR and Reuters.

The presidential action, published by the White House, directs the U.S. Trade Representative to impose a 10% tariff on goods from Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, among other economies. The White House document identifies 60 economies in total as subject to the investigation and resulting duties.

The NPR report, by Danielle Kurtzleben and aired on All Things Considered on July 24, 2026, framed the replacement tariffs as continuing to place pressure on the U.S. economy. The specific economies named in the White House action document span the Western Hemisphere, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, among other regions. Canada's inclusion was confirmed separately by CBC News.

Reuters, reporting on July 24, placed the number of affected trading partners at approximately 60, consistent with the White House's own count of 60 economies. The two tariff tiers, 10% and 12.5%, apply across the targeted partners, though the presidential action document as reported specifies the 10% rate for the named economies. Which economies fall under the 12.5% tier was not identified in the available reporting.

The legal mechanism is Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the same statute the Trump administration used during his first term to impose tariffs on Chinese goods. Section 301 authorizes the President to take action against foreign trade practices deemed unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory. The White House action document references investigations into the "acts, policies, and practices" of each of the 60 economies, tied to what the document describes as the failure of each economy to impose and enforce certain measures.

The replacement structure means these new duties succeed prior tariffs that were reaching expiration. The action does not introduce an entirely new tariff regime but extends the administration's tariff pressure by substituting fresh duties for those winding down.

The broader context here is a trade policy posture in which the administration is using Section 301 not against a single trading partner, as was the case with China in the first term, but against a large bloc of economies simultaneously. That widens the surface area of U.S. tariff policy considerably. The inclusion of Canada, a party to the USMCA, and the European Union among the 60 targeted economies signals that the administration is applying its tariff lever across both adversarial and allied trading relationships without distinction.

For practitioners tracking trade compliance, several operational details matter. First, the replacement tariffs take effect as prior duties expire, meaning importers may see continuity rather than a gap in tariff exposure, though the rate structure has changed. Second, the two-tier system, 10% and 12.5%, introduces a need to classify goods by origin economy to determine the applicable rate. Third, the use of Section 301 means the legal foundation is executive-branch authority under existing statute, not new legislation, which carries implications for how these tariffs might be challenged at the WTO or through domestic litigation.

The White House action document, while undated in the available record, corresponds to a July 2026 presidential action and was the basis for the reporting by NPR, Reuters, and CBC published on July 24, 2026. The USTR is directed to implement the tariffs, leaving the trade agency responsible for issuing the formal rate schedules and effective dates.