US Supreme Court curbs Trump tariffs under IEEPA: What’s struck down, what still stands

New York: United States of America's highest court struck down some of US President Donald Trump's most sweeping tariffs on Friday, in a 6-3 decision ruling that he overstepped his authority when using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA law, to justify new taxes on goods from nearly every country in the world. Here's a look at what tariffs Trump imposed and other that levies still stand as of Friday.

'Liberation Day' tariffs

Trump used IEEPA to slap import taxes on nearly every country in the world last spring. On April 2, which Trump called Liberation Day, he imposed "reciprocal" tariffs of up to 50% on goods from dozens of countries - and a baseline 10% tariff on just about everyone else. The 10% tax kicked in early April. But the bulk of Liberation Day's higher levies got delayed by several months, and many rates were revised over time (in some cases after new "framework" agreements). Most went into effect on Aug. 7.


Major trading partners impacted by Liberation Day tariffs include South Korea, Japan and the European Union - which combined export a range of products to the U.S., like electronics, cars and car parts and pharmaceuticals. Following trade talks, Trump's rates on most goods stood at 15% for the EU, Japan and South Korea ahead of Friday. But just last month, Trump threatened to hike levies on certain South Korean products to 25%- and countries worldwide still face sector-specific, non-IEEPA tariffs.

OIL LEVIES ON India

India has faced additional IEEPA tariffs, too. After Liberation Day, Trump slapped a 25% levy on Indian imports-and later added another 25% for the country's purchases of Russian oil, while also citing the emergency powers law, bringing the total to 50%. But earlier this month, the US and India reached a trade framework deal. Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil, and that he planned to lower US tariffs on its ally to 18%.

Taxes on Canada, China & Mexico

At the start of his second term, Trump used IEEPA to impose new tariffs on America's three biggest trading partners: Mexico, Canada and China.

To justify these, Trump declared a national emergency ostensibly over undocumented immigration and the trafficking of drugs like fentanyl and the chemicals made to use it. The levies were first announced at the start of February 2025, but went into effect over time - and were at times delayed, reduced or heightened through further retaliation.

Ahead of Friday's decision, "trafficking tariffs" on Canadian and Mexican imports were 35% and 25%, respectively, for goods that don't comply with the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. China, meanwhile, faced a 10% fentanyl-related tariff. That's down from 20% imposed by Trump earlier last year. Chinese goods also once saw sky-high levies after Liberation Day, but rates have since come down during trade talks.

Levies for Bolsonaro trial

Trump also used IEEPA to slap steep import taxes on Brazilian imports over the summer, citing the country's policies and criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil already faced Trump's 10% baseline Liberation Day rate. The Bolsonaro-related duties added another 40%, bringing total levies to 50% on many products ahead of Friday.

Non-IEEPA Tariff WORRY

Despite the cpurt ruling, most countries still face steep tariffs from the US on specific sectors.

Citing national security threats, Trump has used another law - Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act - to slap levies on steel, aluminum, cars, copper and lumber worldwide.

He began to roll out even more Section 232 tariffs in September, on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture.

Amid the pressure to lower rising prices, Trump has rolled back some of his tariffs recently. Beyond trade frameworks, that's included scrapping import taxes for goods like coffee, tropical fruit and beef.