Trump Administration Sued Over 50% Tariffs on Canadian Products
The suit says the administration exceeded its authority by using a dormant 1930 trade law to impose sweeping duties and import bans.
- On Tuesday, New Jersey-based Gellert Global Group filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, claiming the administration exceeded its authority under the Tariff Act of 1930.
- The Liberty Justice Center argues Section 338 is a "relic of the retaliation-based tariff policy" that was "impliedly repealed" by subsequent legislation, marking the first time the 96-year-old law has been used to impose a tariff.
- "No president should have the power to pull a dormant statute off the shelf," CEO Sara Albrecht said, while senior counsel Jeffrey M. Schwab argued the administration bypassed public comment protections required by the Trade Act of 1974.
- The complaint seeks a court order halting tariff collection and issuing interest-bearing refunds; Thomas Gellert, co-chief executive officer of the group, stated the duties disrupt long-built supplier relationships and create uncertainty across the supply chain.
- This legal challenge occurs amid an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada, as The Liberty Justice Center is currently engaged in two other lawsuits contesting what it describes as the administration's misuse of various statutes to impose sweeping tariffs.
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A nearly century-old law that led the White House to impose a 50 percent tariff on some Canadian goods has been challenged in a U.S. court. Cheese importer Gellert Global Group is seeking the cancellation of the tariffs and a refund of the money paid, including interest. The lawsuit claims that U.S. President Donald Trump overstepped his authority.
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Trump Sued over 50 Percent Tariffs on Canada in Latest Trade Challenge
CNBC A new lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges President Donald Trump’s invocation of a Depression-era law to impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Trump in July used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to slap those steep tariffs on Canadian hockey sticks, wine, honey, wigs, and other products in response to alleged trade discrimination by Ottawa. It was the first time the 96-year-old law had ever been used to impose a tariff. “Sect…
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