U.S. Trade Court Rules 10% Global Tariff Unlawful

"10% Global Tariff Not Justified"

The U.S. District Court has ruled that the "global 10% tariff" imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to replace reciprocal tariffs is also unlawful.

According to the New York Times on May 7 (local time), the U.S. Court of International Trade found that the Trump administration's newly imposed 10% global tariff on all trading partners worldwide is not justified under Section 122 of the Trade Act.

U.S. President Donald Trump. The White House

The New York Times pointed out that this serves as a legal check by the judiciary on the White House's initiation of a trade war without explicit congressional authorization.

Previously, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February that reciprocal tariffs (country-specific tariffs) imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unlawful, President Trump imposed a 10% global tariff on all countries under Section 122 of the Trade Act as a "substitute tariff."

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