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On June 2, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recommended that tariffs of either 10 or 12.5 percent be imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on, with limited exceptions, imports of all products that originate in 59 countries and the EU that the USTR has concluded have inadequate prohibitions on the use of forced labor.

Norton Rose Fulbright Global Head of Antitrust and Competition and New York Co-Head of Litigation and Disputes Robin Adelstein, Global and US Chair and Head of Employment and Labor Shauna Clark and US Vice Chair Gina Shishima have been recognized on Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Women Lawyers list.

With September 1, 2026 fast-approaching, following on from our webinar in March, our next webinar in the non-financial misconduct series will work through some practical scenarios that firms may face and how the new Code of Conduct (COCON) rule; the new COCON guidance and the new guidance on the fit and proper test could apply in practice.

Norton Rose Fulbright has earned leading law firm distinction in 52 national and statewide practice areas in the 2026 Chambers USA guide, including 23 Band 1 rankings.

The US government has formally appealed the portion of the Court of International Trade’s decision which required US Customs and Border Protection to issue refunds of all tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to non-participants in the CIT litigation for entries that have liquidated and become final.