Former officials with USTR speak about the global tariffs. 301 tariffs are the latest attempt by the administration to impose long-term global levies as part of Trump’s “America First” agenda. As a stop-gap measure, Trump then leveraged Section 122 to impose the global tariffs for 150 days on July 24. 301 levies. In comments to USTR on the levies, CTA suggested it engage in multilateral negotiations to address forced labor.