A US court invalidates Trump's temporary 10% tariffs

The International Trade Tribunal has ruled illegal the February measure intended to replace the sweeping tariffs that were invalidated by the Supreme Court.

The U.S. International Trade Tribunal on Thursday invalidated the temporary 10% tariffs imposed by Donald Trump Last February, this measure was implemented to replace the sweeping tariffs previously struck down by the Supreme Court. The US president has thus suffered another legal setback in his aggressive trade policy.

A 1974 law deemed unenforceable

According to the CIT, the Trump administration cannot invoke a 1974 law to justify these tariffs. This legislation, originally designed to rebalance trade between the United States and its partners, cannot serve as a legal basis for such taxes. The decision underscores the limitations of the legal framework the White House is using to wage its trade war.

This latest invalidation further weakens Donald Trump's tariff strategy. Following the Supreme Court's strike down of the sweeping tariffs, the president has also lost the alternative mechanism he had envisioned. The question of the legal tools available to impose massive tariffs now remains open for the US administration.