U.S. Customs halts collection of tariffs ruled illegal by the Supreme Court

Glonghui, February 23｜The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will stop collecting tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday (13:01 Beijing time). Previously, the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled these tariffs illegal. CBP informed shippers via its Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) that all tariff codes related to orders previously issued by President Trump under the IEEPA will be deactivated starting Tuesday. Meanwhile, Trump, under another legal authority, imposed a new 15% tariff on global goods to replace the tariffs that were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court last Friday.