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Court backs Trump on rescinding de minimis tariff exemption

Court backs Trump on rescinding de minimis tariff exemption

Summary

A federal court ruled that President Trump legally ended a tariff exemption for low-cost goods last year. The court said this action is different from the larger tariffs the Supreme Court had ruled were not authorized.

Key Facts

  • A federal trade court made the ruling on Thursday.
  • President Trump ended a tariff exemption for low-cost goods in 2023.
  • He used a 1970s emergency law to do this.
  • The Supreme Court had previously said that a different set of tariffs by Trump was not allowed under this law.
  • The trade court said ending the exemption is a separate legal issue from the larger tariffs.
  • This ruling supports the president’s use of the emergency statute in this case.
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