US small businesses file lawsuit challenging Trump's new 'forced labor' tariffs
The suit says the tariffs exceed Section 301 authority because the government used a single nationwide approach against 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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After the court overturned the measure, they found a loophole and relabeled it and applied the same thing to us.
2 Small Businesses Sue Trump Admin Over New Forced Labor Tariffs
Two small businesses have filed a lawsuit to block new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on dozens of trading partners. The lawsuit, filed on July 24, came just hours after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs ranging from 10 percent to 12.5 percent on 60 trading partners over their alleged failure to prevent imports made with forced labor. The latest tariffs, implemented by the administration under Section 301 of the Trade Act of …
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A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump's new tariffs
The Trump administration has levied tariffs on more than 60 countries, using a legal justification that permits the president to impose import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in “unjustifiable,” “unreasonable” or “discriminatory” trade practices. Specifically, the…
Following the imposition of tariffs on imports from 60 US trading partners, a number of US companies filed complaints against Trump's policies.
WSJ Board Blasts Trump's "Obsession" With Tariffs
The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes: Tariffs are an obsession for President Trump, much as climate was for the Biden Administration. How else to explain his imposition of yet another round of border taxes three months before the November election despite their political unpopularity and economic harm? The Administration late Thursday unveiled new tariffs under Section 301 to replace the President’s Section 122 tariffs that were lapsin…
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