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USTR Starts Multiple New Section 301 Investigations Over Digital Services Taxes

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will begin Section 301 investigations into digital services taxes that were either adopted or under consideration by multiple governments, the agency said in a June 2 news release. The investigations are focused on Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, it said.

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Comments are due to the USTR by July 15. Tariffs are a possible result of Section 301 investigations.