Appeals Court Lets Trump's 10% Global Tariff Stand

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the government can keep collecting a 10% tariff on nearly all imports while legal challenges proceed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found the levy likely legal, staying enforcement of a lower-court decision that struck it down. The tariff remains in place until the court issues its final ruling.

President Trump imposed the worldwide tariff in February under Section 122 of the Trade Act. Critics argue the provision does not authorize duties of this scope. Legal scholars have questioned the stay on both substantive and procedural grounds. The ruling keeps duties on virtually every category of imported goods. Economists are watching what that means for consumer prices heading into November's midterms.