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Alert on CIT Ruling on Trump IEEPA Tariffs

May 29, 2025
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On 28 May, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a ruling blocking President Trump from imposing tariff actions under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA). The unanimous ruling from the CIT notes that IEEPA does not grant the president “unbound authority” to impose tariffs on almost every trading partner. The judges provided a 10-day period in which the government must implement the operational changes to halt the collection of tariffs.

Soon after the CIT issued its ruling, the Trump Administration filed an appeal and a request to pause enforcement of the ruling. If the Administration is provided a stay, it would be able to continue implementing tariffs while the appeal process proceeds.

What is Known

Ruling impacts IEEPA tariffs only. This includes:

Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs are not in scope. The ruling does not affect:

Alternate legal authorities may be invoked to implement tariffs on imports.

What is Unknown/Developing

Timeline

Refund of tariffs paid to date

Bilateral negotiations and retaliation