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U.S. trade court rules against Trump’s 10% tariff, but no relief yet for most traders

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 612 words · By T C A Sharad Raghavan
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Court of International Trade (CIT) has ruled that the 10% temporary tariff President Donald Trump imposed on all U.S.

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What happened

Court of International Trade (CIT) has ruled that the 10% temporary tariff President Donald Trump imposed on all U.S.

Why it matters

trade partners, including India, was “unauthorised by law”, striking a further blow to his attempts at using tariffs as tools to advance his policy priorities.

Common ground

However, while the ruling sets a precedent, it does not translate into immediate relief for exporters around the world.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mr. Trump had, on February 24, 2026, used Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% tariff on imports from around the world for 150 days.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Donald Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 in February 2026 to impose a 10% tariff for a period of 150 days.
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web search NEUTRAL — In his February order, Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows for duties for up to 150 days to correct serious “balance of payments deficits” or head off an imminent deprecia…
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/7/us-trade-court-ru…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Friday, Trump signed a proclamation imposing the new 10% tariff under a never-used law known as Section 122, which gives the power to put in place tariffs up to 15% for 150 days, at which point Con…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8146l0n55o
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump imposed the 10% duties in February under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which had never previously been invoked. The Justice Department notified the trade court on Friday that it is appea…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/trump-s-l…
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Claim 2: “The investigations are expected to conclude in July, which is when the 10% tariff is set to expire.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific expected conclusion date of the Section 301 investigations or the expiration date of the 10% tariff in July.
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Claim 3: “the signing of the deal was indefinitely postponed following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the reciprocal tariffs.”
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Claim 4: “the U.S. government started paying refunds to U.S. importers who had paid the reciprocal tariffs that were eventually struck down by the Supreme Court.”
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Multiple sources (TIME, other news reports) confirm that the Trump administration began refunding billions of dollars to importers after the Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA-based tariffs.
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web search NEUTRAL — The government debuted a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president's trade policy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/us/politics/trump-adminis…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump Administration is expected to begin refunding $166 billion in tariff payments this week following a February Supreme Court ruling that found the policy unconstitutional.
https://time.com/article/2026/04/20/trump-administration-beg…
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web search NEUTRAL — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-tariffs-business-refun…
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Claim 5: “This was in response to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down his country-wise reciprocal tariffs, which were based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977.”
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Multiple independent sources (Wolf Street, myKN, DSV) confirm that the US Supreme Court struck down reciprocal tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977.
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web search NEUTRAL — ...Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977, both the “reciprocal” tariffs designed to reduce the trade deficit, and the tariffs designed to reduce fentanyl trafficking out of China, Mexico, and …
https://wolfstreet.com/2026/02/20/supreme-court-strikes-down…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Court found that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose tariffs. This decision is in line with the three lower court rulings whi…
https://www.dsv.com/en-us/about-dsv/press/news/us/2025/04/us…
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web search NEUTRAL — More tariffs are coming soon. The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS), in a six-to-three decision on Friday morning, struck down US President Donald Trump’s tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Po…
https://mykn.kuehne-nagel.com/news/article/trump-swiftly-rep…
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Claim 6: “The two countries announced the Interim Agreement in February, under which India was to receive lower tariffs than its competitor nations.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an 'Interim Agreement' between the U.S. and India in February 2026.
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Claim 7: “The court ordered the U.S. government to stop collecting the tariff from the plaintiffs — Washington State, spice importer Burlap & Barrel, and toy maker Basic Fun! — and to refund the amount collected.”
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The Hindu and other reports explicitly state that the court ordered the government to stop collecting tariffs from and refund Washington State, Burlap & Barrel, and Basic Fun!.
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web search NEUTRAL — The court ordered the U.S. government to stop collecting the tariff from the plaintiffs — Washington State, spice importer Burlap & Barrel, and toy maker Basic Fun! — and to refund the amount collecte…
https://www.thehindu.com/business/us-trade-court-rules-again…
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web search NEUTRAL — The split three-judge panel said the 10% worldwide tariffs were “invalid” and “unauthorised by law”, finding that Trump had exceeded the tariff authority granted to the president by Congress under Sec…
https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/unauthorised-by-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The CIT’s decision is significant, but its direct legal effect is limited. It holds that the Section 122 tariff is unlawful as promulgated, but it does not stop CBP from collecting Section 122 tariffs…
https://www.swlaw.com/publication/more-tariff-refunds-not-so…
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Claim 8: “The U.S. government has also launched a number of investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding fair trade practice and labour rights violations by several of the U.S.’s trade partners, including India.”
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Multiple sources (ICIS, Taft Law, Reuters/CNBC/WSJ) confirm that the USTR launched Section 301 investigations into trade partners, specifically mentioning India and issues like fair trade and forced labor.
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web search NEUTRAL — Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 authorizes USTR to investigate and take discretionary actions if an act, policy, or practice of a foreign country is “unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or…
https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/law-bulletins/ustr-launc…
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web search NEUTRAL — SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on 11 March announced it will begin investigations on 16 trade partners, including China and India, under the Section 301 “unfair trad…
https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/2026/03/12/11187…
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web search NEUTRAL — Reuters: US opens new unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries over forced labor. CNBC: U.S. launches fresh Section 301 probes into 60 economies over forced-labor trade practices. WSJ: Trump Targe…
https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-rel…
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Claim 9: “The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has ruled that the 10% temporary tariff President Donald Trump imposed on all U.S. trade partners, including India, was “unauthorised by law””
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Multiple independent sources (France 24, AOL/News, and other trade reports) confirm that the US Court of International Trade ruled the 10% temporary global tariffs were 'unauthorised by law' or 'unlawful'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Court of International Trade on Friday ruled that US President Donald Trump's latest 10% temporary global duties are unjustified under a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies only for two pri…
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260508-us-trade-court…
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web search NEUTRAL — In a split ruling, the Court of International Trade found that Mr. Trump had wrongly invoked a decades-old trade law when he applied those duties beginning in February.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/economy/trump-gl…
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web search NEUTRAL — A US trade court has dealt a fresh blow to President Donald Trump's tariff strategy , ruling that his new 10% global tariffs were unlawful.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-court-deals-fresh-blow-to-trumps-10…
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Claim 10: “The court on Thursday (May 7, 2026) provided relief to only the plaintiffs — two small companies in the U.S. and Washington State — with the tariff remaining on all other importers.”
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Evidence from France 24 and other reports confirm that the court blocked the levies only for the plaintiffs (two private companies and Washington State) while the tariffs remained for other importers. While the provided Wikipedia results for 'May' are generic, the specific news reports confirm the limited scope of the relief.
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web search NEUTRAL — Emerald brooch May's birthstone is the emerald, which is emblematic of love and success. Birth flowers are the Lily of the Valley and Crataegus monogyna. [3][new archival link needed] Both are native …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2026 · Explore the month of May with holidays, the Flower Moon, gardening advice, seasonal recipes, weather forecasts, birth symbols, and fun May traditions.
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-may-holidays-fun-facts…
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web search NEUTRAL — The official source for National Days. Find a complete list of today's holidays, unique celebrations, and fun ways to celebrate every day of the year.
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/may/may-month
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Claim 11: “The CIT, in a 2-1 decision, ruled that... this did not include the trade deficit and current account deficits cited by Mr. Trump when he levied the 10% tariff.”
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The evidence indicates the CIT ruled the tariffs were not justified under the 1970s trade law (Section 122), and reports discuss the contradiction between Trump's rationale (trade deficits) and the legal authority of Section 122.
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web search NEUTRAL — Description: Section 122 was enacted in response to the economic challenges of the early 1970s, notably the balance-of-payments crisis under the Bretton Woods system, where the U.S. dollar’s fixed con…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/note-section-122-trade-act-19…
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States trade court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s latest 10 percent global tariffs, finding that across-the-board tariffs were not justified under a 1970s trade law.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/7/us-trade-court-ru…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The trade deficits lead to currency depreciation, and so they're part of the same problem.Will tariff opponents now switch to arguing that Section 122 does not actually authorize import taxes aimed a…
https://www.aol.com/articles/trumps-rationale-tariffs-contra…
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