Trump gets temporary reprieve on tariffs after appeals court ruling

An appeals court has ruled that US President Donald Trump can continue collecting import taxes for now. 

As reported by The BBC, the appeal court's decision comes a day after a trade court ruled that most of the President's global tariffs were illegal.

The Trump administration criticised the decision as judicial overreach, while small businesses and several states continue to challenge the measures central to his trade agenda.

In its appeal, the Trump administration said the court went too far by questioning the president’s decisions and warned that the ruling could undo months of tough trade talks with other countries.

“The ruling by the US Court of International Trade is so wrong, and so political," Trump said in a post. “Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, quickly and decisively."

Trump adviser Peter Navarro said that even if the court blocks current tariffs, the administration will find another legal route. 

Temporary reprieve 

The Court of International Trade invalidated all of Trump’s tariff orders issued since January under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a law intended for national emergencies. 

The judges gave the Trump administration 10 days to issue new orders in line with the injunction, but the administration filed an appeal that has allowed it to temporarily continue to collect taxes. 

Earlier this month, Trump posted that the EU has scheduled meetings to resume trade talks with the US over a proposed 50% import tariff. He expressed satisfaction with the tariff proposal, criticising the EU for previously stalling negotiations.

President Trump also threatened to impose a 25% tariff on iPhones not made in the US, stating he had previously told Apple CEO Tim Cook that devices sold in America should be manufactured domestically - not in India or elsewhere.