US Customs to Halt Illegal Tariffs Following Supreme Court Ruling

According to the Economic Desk of Webangah News Agency, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection will cease the collection of illegal tariffs in U.S. customs. This development follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling, issued over three days ago, which declared these tariffs to be unlawful.

Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President’s imposition of import tariffs on other nations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was an abuse of power. This ruling effectively nullified a number of tariffs that the Trump administration had levied on Asian export powerhouses, including China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.

However, within hours of the Supreme Court’s decision, then-President Trump announced his intention to implement a new 10 percent tariff on imports from all countries, effective Tuesday. Subsequently, on Saturday, the President, who described the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on tariffs as “anti-American,” stated that the global tariff rate would be increased from 10 percent to 15 percent.

In response to the court’s judgment, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent a notification to shipping companies via its “Cargo Systems” messaging service. The agency confirmed that all tariff codes associated with previous executive orders concerning the President’s emergency economic powers would be deactivated starting Tuesday.