Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno urged USTR Greer to consider imposing tariffs on South Korea under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, citing what he called Seoul’s “openly hostile” treatment of US e‑retailer Coupang — including heavy compliance burdens, excessive fines, criminal prosecutions of executives and biased enforcement. Moreno asked Greer to open a Section 301 probe; he noted Section 301 was the authority Trump used to impose tariffs. He said such action would further complicate t

Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno urged USTR Greer to consider imposing tariffs on South Korea under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, citing what he called Seoul’s “openly hostile” treatment of US e‑retailer Coupang — including heavy compliance burdens, excessive fines, criminal prosecutions of executives and biased enforcement. Moreno asked Greer to open a Section 301 probe; he noted Section 301 was the authority Trump used to impose tariffs. He said such action would further complicate trade talks with a key US ally. South Korea denies discriminating against Coupang.