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The court did not say how the government should refund the illegal tariffs, worth an estimated $175 billion
President Trump last year invoked emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs on imports; A year later, the Supreme Court ruled he exceeded his authority, ending an aggressive tariff regime
Updated On : 20 Feb 2026 | 10:00 PM ISTGTRI says the US Supreme Court's decision striking down Trump's global tariffs frees most Indian exports from reciprocal duties, prompting a reassessment of the new bilateral trade deal
Updated On : 20 Feb 2026 | 9:46 PM ISTShares of affected companies reacted positively, including Europe's luxury brands from LVMH to Hermes and Italian luxury outerwear group Moncler, all of which rose after the ruling
Updated On : 20 Feb 2026 | 9:46 PM ISTTrump administration has cautioned foreign trading partners and the business community for months that it would use alternative tools to address its trade concerns if IEEPA tariffs were struck down
Mexican and Canadian officials know that even if using IEEPA is out, the Trump administration is ready to employ other tactics to gain an edge over them
US President invokes Section 122 to impose 150-day import surcharge from February 24, citing a widening balance-of-payments deficit after Supreme Court strikes down reciprocal tariffs
Yields rose broadly following the court's decision with the rate on the benchmark 10-year note climbing to 4.10%
Trump's remarks came after the US Supreme Court ruled that he could not rely on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs on imports
The ruling came weeks after India and the US issued a joint statement towards an interim trade agreement on February 7 stating the contours of the deal
The president acted alone even though the US Constitution specifically gives the power to tax and impose tariffs to Congress
The US Supreme Court rejected the use of a national emergency law to justify broad tariffs on imported goods
Shares of legacy automaker General Motors recouped some losses and were last down 0.1%, while Ford Motor was last up 1%
UK says its lowest reciprocal tariffs and close ties will safeguard its privileged trade position with the US after the Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs
"We take note of the ruling by the US Supreme Court and are analysing it carefully," said the spokesperson
Supreme Court struck down sweeping tariffs under a law meant for national emergencies
An interim trade agreement between India and the US is likely to be signed in March and operationalised in April, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. He also said that India's free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and Oman are likely to be implemented in April. With New Zealand, the pact is expected to be implemented in September. A three-day meeting between Indian and American officials to finalise the legal text for an interim trade agreement will begin in the US on February 23. Earlier this month, India and the US released a joint statement to announce that a framework for an interim trade agreement has been finalised.
A senior US lawmaker has said that President Donald Trump is "grasping for excuses" to "slap outrageous tariffs" on India for purchasing Russian oil, urging him to reverse this policy immediately. "President Trump is grasping for excuses to slap outrageous tariffs on #India," Congressman Brad Sherman said in a social media post on Wednesday. Sherman, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee as well as of the House Financial Services Committee, said in the post that Trump claims tariffs on India are about importing Russian oil. "Yet Hungary imports 90% of its crude from Russia with no tariffs. And China, Russia's biggest oil buyer, hasn't been hit with sanctions tied to purchasing Russian oil, though it has been hit for other reasons. "India gets just 21% of its crude from Russia, but our ally is being singled out. The President should reverse this policy immediately," Sherman said. Earlier this month, the US and India announced that they reached a framework for an ..
The Trump administration has reached a trade deal with Taiwan, with Taiwan agreeing to remove or reduce 99 per cent of its tariff barriers, the office of the US Trade Representative said. The agreement comes as the US remains reliant on Taiwan for its production of computer chips, the exporting of which contributed to a trade imbalance of nearly USD 127 billion during the first 11 months of 2025, according to the Census Bureau. Taiwan's exports to the US will be taxed at a 15 per cent rate or the US government's "Most Favoured Nation" rate, the USTR's office said on Thursday. The 15 per cent rate is the same as that levied on other US trading partners in the Asia-Pacific region, such as Japan and South Korea. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attended the signing of the reciprocal agreement, which occurred under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. Taiwan's Vice Premier Li-chiun Cheng and
In a Truth Social post, Trump said tariffs have strengthened US economic and national security and warned Republicans against opposing them