The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s 10% global tariff on most imports is illegal, effectively invalidating the measure. The court found that the administration’s use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 was unauthorized because the law only allows such tariffs during “large and serious balance-of-payment deficits,” which the court determined do not currently exist. Officials noted that a standard trade deficit does not meet the specific legal criteria required to trigger these emergency duties.
This decision follows a February Supreme Court ruling that struck down a previous attempt to impose universal tariffs under a different federal act. The now-invalidated 10% duty had been in effect since late February 2026 and was originally scheduled to last through July. A coalition of 24 U.S. states challenged the policy in March, arguing that the president exceeded his legal authority, a position the trade court has now upheld.
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