Trump administration to stop collecting tariffs this week after Supreme Court bans his global levy

The Trump administration will extremity collecting tariffs imposed connected world equipment later this week, aft nan president’s sweeping levies were declared forbidden by nan Supreme Court past week.

Import fees imposed nether nan International Emergency Economic Powers Act “will nary longer beryllium successful effect and will nary longer beryllium collected… connected aliases aft 12:00 a.m. eastbound clip connected February 24, 2026,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

Trump described nan Friday determination by nan Supreme Court arsenic “deeply disappointing” and said he was “absolutely ashamed” of nan Republican appointees who’d grounded to backmost his prized policy, and continued to rage against nan determination Monday morning.

“As President, I do not person to spell backmost to Congress to get support of Tariffs,” he wrote connected Truth Social. “It has already been gotten, successful galore forms, a agelong clip ago! They were besides conscionable reaffirmed by nan ridiculous and poorly crafted ultimate tribunal decision!”

In a abstracted station he added: “Any Country that wants to ‘play games’ pinch nan ridiculous ultimate tribunal decision, particularly those that person ‘Ripped Off’ nan U.S.A. for years, and moreover decades, will beryllium met pinch a overmuch higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they conscionable precocious agreed to. BUYER BEWARE!!!”

Earlier, nan president said he would not beryllium utilizing superior letters to mention to nan Supreme Court successful station “for a while,” and suggested he could still do “terrible” things to overseas countries.

“The ultimate tribunal (will beryllium utilizing little lawsuit letters for a while based connected a complete deficiency of respect!) of nan United States accidentally and unwittingly gave me, arsenic President of nan United States, acold much powers and spot than I had anterior to their ridiculous, dumb, and very internationally divisive ruling,” Trump fumed.

“For 1 thing, I tin usage Licenses to do perfectly ‘terrible’ things to overseas countries, particularly those countries that person been RIPPING US OFF for galore decades, but incomprehensibly, according to nan ruling, can’t complaint them a License interest - BUT ALL LICENSES CHARGE FEES, why can’t nan United States do so?”

In its 6-3 decision, nan nation’s conservative-leaning precocious tribunal wished that Trump’s world levies were unlawfully imposed nether a 1977 law. However, his manufacture circumstantial tariffs will stay successful place.

“The president asserts nan bonzer powerfulness to unilaterally enforce tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, and scope. In ray of nan breadth, history, and law discourse of that asserted authority, he must place clear legislature authorization to workout it,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote.

The economical effect of nan court’s determination is apt to beryllium significant, though whitethorn besides return months to beryllium noticeable. It whitethorn besides require nan national authorities to refund billions of dollars already collected owed to nan tariffs.

The Supreme Court did not connection clear guidance astir nan refund process. But companies that had to salary tariffs whitethorn beryllium capable to activity compensation from nan Treasury Department.