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Tariffs Latest: Trade Court Strikes Down Levies. What the White House Could Do Next.
“The question in the two cases before the court is whether [IEEPA] delegates these powers to the president in the form of authority to impose unlimited tariffs on goods from nearly every country in the world,” the three-judge panel wrote. “The court does not read IEEPA to confer such unbounded authority and sets aside the challenged tariffs imposed thereunder.”
The administration immediately filed notice that it would appeal.
Trump Has Options to Reinstate Blocked Tariffs, Goldman Says.
While the White House appeals the ruling, the Trump administration has a number of options available to reinstate the tariffs blocked by the court, according to Goldman Sachs analysts.
Firstly, they could replace the 10% universal tariffs with a similar levy under Section 122 of the Trade Act 1974. It allows tariffs of up to 15% for a period of up to 150 days to address a balance of payments deficit. Goldman’s chief political economist Alec Phillips noted that Section 122 “does not require any formal investigation or process,” and could be implemented within days if necessary.
Alternatively, the Trump administration could launch Section 301 investigations on major trading partners—though this would take weeks or even months, they added.
Another route could see the Section 232 sector tariffs—imposed so far on steel, aluminum and autos—expanded to cover more industries. “If the White House finds it has less flexibility on country-focused tariffs, sectoral tariffs might receive more attention again,” Phillips said.
Finally, Section 338 allows President Trump to impose levies of up to 50% on countries that discriminate against the U.S. However, Goldman analysts pointed out that it’s never been implemented.
MSN