Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will raise the temporary global tariff rate on imported goods from 10% to 15%. The move follows a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States against tariffs imposed under an economic emergency law.
Earlier, he had announced a 10% global tariff after the apex court deemed his administration’s reciprocal tariffs illegal. However, in a 6–3 decision, the court ruled that the President overstepped his legal authority by imposing broad tariffs without clear congressional approval. As a result, the judgment limits the executive branch’s ability to unilaterally implement sweeping trade measures.
Nevertheless, the President signalled immediate action to adjust the tariff rate. Therefore, the revised 15% levy represents what he described as the maximum level permitted under the law.
Response to Court Ruling
The court’s decision centred on the scope of powers granted under the economic emergency statute. Consequently, the majority concluded that the administration exceeded its mandate by applying reciprocal tariffs without explicit legislative backing.
However, the ruling did not preclude alternative tariff measures within established legal limits. Accordingly, the President moved to raise the global tariff rate to what he characterised as a legally tested threshold.
Statement on Truth Social
In a post on Truth Social, the President stated:
””Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday. I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been “ripping” the U.S. off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level,” he said in a post on posted on Truth Social.
The adjustment therefore raises the baseline global tariff to 15%, while the administration continues to assess its broader trade strategy in light of the court’s ruling.
