Overview

• The US Court of Appeals has reinstated nearly all of President Trump’s tariffs imposed under a 1977 national emergency law, overturning a district court’s injunction.
• The original ruling by the New York Court of International Trade had found that Trump exceeded his authority and ordered the levies permanently blocked.
• The Trump administration defends the duties as essential for national security, arguing that persistent trade deficits threaten US interests and vowing to pursue higher-court review.
• The duties apply to imports from Canada, Mexico and China and remain in effect as the US engages the European Union and China in talks aimed at narrowing or lifting the levies.
• Legal analysts predict the battle could reach the Supreme Court, with its outcome shaping future presidential power over trade policy and global market stability.