WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Bernama-dpa) — Three days after the United States (US) Supreme Court struck down parts of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, the US Customs Authority announced it would suspend the collection of the related duties, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
The authority said that certain tariffs imposed under emergency powers would no longer be collected from 0500 GMT on Tuesday.
On Friday, the Supreme Court barred Trump from imposing tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) on several trading partners, ruling that he had exceeded his authority.
Trump promptly introduced a new global import tariff of 10 per cent, which he later increased to 15 per cent in a Saturday post on the social media platform Truth Social.
These levies are based on a 1974 trade law permitting temporary tariffs of up to 150 days under specific conditions.
The customs authority explained that all tariff codes associated with the previous IEEPA tariffs would be deactivated. The regulation applies to goods imported into the US or withdrawn from customs warehouses from the effective date.
It was initially unclear why the duties continued to be collected for several days despite the court ruling, and no information was provided regarding possible refunds for tariffs already paid.
The customs authority emphasised that other US import tariffs remain unaffected, including those imposed for national security reasons or in response to unfair trade practices.
–BERNAMA-dpa