US small businesses file lawsuit challenging Trump's new 'forced labor' tariffs
The plaintiffs say Section 301 cannot be used to impose near-uniform duties on imports from 60 economies without country-specific findings.
- Two U.S. small businesses have filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's latest round of tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, arguing the tariffs exceed his authority.
- The lawsuit claims the new tariffs require more detailed country-specific findings about unfair trade practices to be legally justified.
- The tariffs of 10% to 12.5% were imposed after courts blocked earlier Trump tariff programs under different legal authorities.
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A Californian company joined another small company to challenge the White House’s new global charges
A lawsuit has been filed against the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on 60 of the country's trading partners, describing the way the tariffs were implemented as "arbitrary and unjustified."
New US tariffs face lawsuit, IMF warning and global backlash
The Trump administration's 10-12.5% tariffs on around 60 trading partners, covering nearly all US imports, took effect July 24. Two US small businesses have filed lawsuits, challenging the tariffs under Section 301 as unlawful. Australia, Brazil and Japan have all voiced opposition.
The Trump administration is facing new legal proceedings against the latest series of global US import tariffs that went into effect this week. Small businesses have filed two lawsuits in the U.S. Commerce Court in New York.
President Donald Trump's trade war is back. After months of relative lull following a Supreme Court ruling in February that challenged the president's tariffs on global trading partners, the administration is taking action again.
Two US companies are bringing new tariffs to court against Trump. They consider the flat-rate levies on imports from 60 countries to be illegal.
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