The US court of international trade has ruled against President Donald Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs — in what is a fresh setback after the Supreme Court struck down a raft of levies in February.
The ruling was made on Thursday and blocks the tariffs from
being implemented against just two companies and Washington for now.
Trump imposed the temporary 10 percent duty in February, and
later hiked it to 15 percent shortly after the supreme court struck down most
of his global tariffs.
The tariffs were set to expire on July 24.
In a 2-1 ruling, the court found that the latest duty was
not justified under the 1970s law cited in its implementation.
The two judges wrote in the ruling that the tariffs were
“invalid″ and “unauthorised by law”.
The Trump administration can appeal the court’s decision,
turning first to the court of appeals and then, potentially, to the supreme
court once again.
Asked about the court ruling, Trump criticised the decision,
blaming it on “two radical left judges”.
“So, nothing surprises me with the courts. Nothing surprises
me,” he said in Washington.
“We get one ruling and we do it a different way.”
The Trump administration is already taking steps to replace
the tariffs that were struck down by the apex court earlier this year by
conducting two investigations that could end in more tariffs.
The office of the US trade representative is looking into
whether 16 US trading partners — including China, the European Union (EU) and
Japan — are overproducing goods, driving down prices and leaving US
manufacturers at a disadvantage.
It is also investigating whether some 60 economies which
account for 99 percent of US imports, including Nigeria, are doing enough to
prohibit the trade in products created by forced labour.
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