A day after the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping import taxes, President Donald Trump announced plans for a 15 per cent global tariff, signalling he will continue escalating trade measures using alternative legal powers despite growing political and legal pushback
After the Supreme Court restricted emergency tariff powers under IEEPA, the Trump administration imposed a temporary 10 per cent global tariff under Section 122. Existing Section 232 and Section 301 duties remain in force as alternative legal measures are pursued.
The US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s global tariffs, ruling that emergency powers cannot be used to impose import taxes. The 6–3 verdict reasserts Congress’s authority over tariffs and deals a setback to Trump’s trade agenda
