The administration argued in court that the India-Pak ceasefire on May 10 was secured only after both countries were granted trading access with the United States. They claimed that the new tariffs were essential to support this ceasefire and help prevent a full-scale war between the two nations.
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Despite this reasoning, a federal trade court rejected the government’s position, ruling that President Donald Trump overstepped his legal authority by imposing the tariffs. The court blocked the tariffs, disagreeing with the administration’s justification linking the trade measures to the ceasefire.
Court Blocks Tariffs Despite Administration’s Claim Linking Them to India-Pak Ceasefire
The case originates from tariffs announced by Donald Trump on 2 April, which proposed a 10% tax on most imports and even higher duties on goods from China and the European Union. Trump referred to the plan as “Liberation Day” and later paused some steeper tariffs while seeking trade deals.
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A panel of three judges at the New York-based Court of International Trade ruled on Wednesday that, “The court does not pass upon the wisdom or likely effectiveness of the President’s use of tariffs as leverage.”In a court filing on 23 May, US Secretary of Commerce Howard W Lutnick defended Trump’s controversial use of emergency powers to impose steep tariffs, calling the move a vital tool of foreign policy.
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