US Trade Court Rejects Trump’s 10% Global Tariff
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The US Court of International Trade rejected President Donald Trump’s 10% global tariff on April 10, ruling it unjustified under a 1970s trade law. The 2-1 decision came in favor of small businesses that sued after the tariff was imposed on February 24. A dissenting judge said the ruling came too soon.
The US Court of International Trade ruled on April 10 that President Donald Trump’s new 10% global tariff is not justified under a trade law from the 1970s, striking down the measure.
The 2-1 decision favored small businesses that sued the administration after the tariff took effect on February 24. A dissenting judge argued it was too early to grant a victory to the small-business plaintiffs.
The small businesses contended the new tariff was an effort to bypass a landmark US Supreme Court ruling that had previously rejected Trump’s 2025 tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
In his February executive order, Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows tariffs for up to 150 days to address a severe "balance-of-payments deficit" or to prevent the dollar’s decline.
But the court’s April 10 ruling held that the law is not the appropriate tool to address the kind of trade deficit cited in the February order.
