An American court ruled on Thursday that the temporary 10% tariffs imposed in February by Donald Trump are illegal, replacing the generalized surtaxes that had been invalidated by the Supreme Court. According to the Court of International Trade (CIT), the US government cannot rely on a 1974 law aimed at balancing trade between the United States and its trading partners to impose indiscriminate tariffs.
This is a new setback for the American president who has put customs duties at the heart of his policy since his return to the White House in early 2025 and threatens to impose new ones. According to Thursday’s decision, made by two judges against one, the 10% surtax is not compliant with the law.
A legal precedent
Therefore, the three companies that had taken the case to court should no longer be subject to such an additional charge.
The court also orders the US government to reimburse them, with interest, for the unjustly levied tariffs over the past two months. While the judgment, which is subject to appeal, is currently limited to these three plaintiffs, it sets a legal precedent allowing other companies to also challenge the surtaxes.
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