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US President Donald Trump’s administration has appealed a court ruling overturning a 10% global tariff imposed earlier this year. The appeal was filed on May 8, one day after a federal panel of judges at the US International Trade Court issued a 2-1 decision finding that the administration’s use of Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act did not meet legal requirements.
In February 2026, Trump announced a comprehensive tariff after the Supreme Court rejected countervailing tariffs he had imposed on most of America’s trading partners, as well as tariffs related to fentanyl applied to goods from China, Canada and Mexico.
White House spokesperson Kush Desai said the administration is considering legal options and still believes it will ultimately win the case.
Under the 1974 Trade Act, the new tariffs take effect for only 150 days unless Congress extends them. The measure was intended to temporarily replace tariffs applied to individual countries.
The latest ruling represents another legal setback for the administration and for Trump’s economic agenda. However, the decision applies only to the state of Washington and two of the plaintiffs that filed the case in March 2026.
The US International Trade Court said the other plaintiffs lacked standing.
In the case, small businesses and 24 states argued that the administration’s interpretation of the law was flawed, including by confusing “current account” with “trade balance.”
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