A US federal court of appeal has reversed the blocking of most of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, pending a substantive ruling on the case.
On Wednesday, the US Court of International Trade in New York had determined that Trump exceeded his authority by imposing general tariffs on imports from countries exporting more to the United States than they import.
The New York court ruled that Trump’s use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose these tariffs was unconstitutional. It initially gave the Trump administration ten days to comply with the order and halt the tariffs.
However, the Trump administration immediately appealed, threatening to take the matter to the Supreme Court if the ruling was not immediately suspended.
It has now secured a temporary victory in a swift procedure at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The appeals court has temporarily lifted the block, instructing the plaintiffs to respond by 5 June, and the government to reply by 9 June.
This decision temporarily reinstates a series of tariffs, including reciprocal tariffs and increased rates targeting China, Canada, and Mexico.
