U.S. trade court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
發佈日期: 2025-05-29 13:33
TVB News
A New York-based Court of International Trade has blocked most of the worldwide tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump slapped on April 2nd from going into effect, calling an immediate halt to the trade war policy.
A three-judge panel wrote that the imposition of the tariffs had exceeded presidential power under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, a federal law that Trump cited in many of his executive orders.
The court said the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the exclusive authority to regulate international commerce with other nations that is not overridden by the president's emergency powers.
The order quashes the 10 percent global flat rate, 30 percent levies on China, 25 percent on certain products from Canada and Mexico, as well as separate fentanyl-related duties on China, Canada and Mexico.
But it leaves in place other tariffs imposed by Trump, including 25 percent on foreign steel, aluminium and autos.
The Trump administration quickly responded by filing a notice of appeal to the ruling and questioned the authority of the court.
