{
  "id": "us-global-tariffs",
  "title": "US global tariffs after Supreme Court ruling",
  "category": "economy",
  "countries": [
    {
      "iso3": "USA",
      "name": "United States"
    }
  ],
  "status": "Broad US tariffs now rest on Section 301 (10% or 12.5% on about 60 economies since July 24) and expanding Section 232 sector tariffs. Refunds of the struck-down IEEPA tariffs are being processed.",
  "summary": [
    "On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the emergency-powers law (IEEPA) did not authorize Trump's sweeping tariffs. The administration replaced them with a temporary 10% global tariff that expired on July 24, then imposed Section 301 tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on 60 economies that it says failed to adopt or enforce bans on goods made with forced labor. It also keeps using Section 232 'national security' powers; its latest actions, on wind turbines (Oct 22) and robotics (Oct 28), ordered trade negotiations rather than new tariffs for now. Democrats take control of Congress in January, and a senior Democratic congressman has said the party will work to end Trump's tariffs on allies. Most of these tariffs do not need a vote of Congress, and experts cited by the South China Morning Post expect strong opposition from Trump to any attempt by the new Congress to reverse some of them."
  ],
  "why_it_matters": null,
  "changed_recently": [
    {
      "text": "No major change in tariff rules. After the midterms, a senior Democratic congressman said his party would work to end Trump's tariffs on allies, including Canada, when it takes control of Congress next year (CBC, Nov 4). Experts cited by the South China Morning Post said the new Congress would face strong opposition from Trump in any attempt to reverse some of his tariff measures.",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "key_numbers": [
    {
      "label": "Section 301 'forced labor' tariff rate on goods from 60 economies since July 24, 2026 (about 99% of US imports, per the administration)",
      "value": "10% or 12.5%",
      "who_says": "Cleary Gottlieb",
      "as_of": null,
      "source_url": "https://www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/publication-listing/trump-administration-imposes-new-section-301-tariffs-on-60-trading-partners"
    }
  ],
  "expert_views": [],
  "confidence": {
    "level": "medium",
    "reason": "No story this week changes the documented tariff rules; Democratic plans to end tariffs are statements of intent, not law."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "outlet": "CBC",
      "outlet_country": "Canada",
      "date": "2026-11-04",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-midterms-democrats-victory-carney-trade-9.7408838?cmp=rss"
    },
    {
      "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
      "outlet_country": "Hong Kong",
      "date": "2026-11-06",
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3373541/why-malaysia-may-still-face-trade-uncertainty-after-us-midterms"
    },
    {
      "outlet": "CBC",
      "outlet_country": "Canada",
      "date": "2026-11-06",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/midterms-canada-tariffs-trade-war-canada-9.7410974?cmp=rss"
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Fortune",
      "outlet_country": "United States",
      "date": "2026-02-20",
      "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/02/20/supreme-court-slaps-down-175-billion-worth-of-trump-tariffs-as-unconstitutional/"
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Business Today",
      "outlet_country": "India",
      "date": "2026-02-20",
      "url": "https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/us-supreme-court-strikes-down-president-trumps-emergency-tariffs-in-6-3-ruling-citing-overreach-517352-2026-02-20"
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Reed Smith (Trade Compliance Resource Hub)",
      "outlet_country": "United States",
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "url": "https://www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2026/11/03/trump-2-0-tariff-tracker/"
    }
  ],
  "updated": "2026-11-11",
  "page": "https://verorbis.com/e/us-global-tariffs/",
  "interactive": "https://verorbis.com/#e-us-global-tariffs",
  "license": {
    "text": "Summaries and curation: CC BY 4.0. Cite \"Verorbis\" and link to https://verorbis.com/e/us-global-tariffs/.",
    "third_party": "Numbers from third parties keep their own licenses and credit lines.",
    "credits": [
      "UCDP Candidate Events Dataset (CC BY 4.0), Uppsala Conflict Data Program",
      "UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database (CC BY 4.0)",
      "World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)",
      "V-Dem via Our World in Data (CC BY-SA 4.0)",
      "Harvard Growth Lab, Atlas of Economic Complexity (CC0)",
      "GDELT Project",
      "U.S. Energy Information Administration and Federal Reserve, via FRED",
      "European Central Bank reference rates; US Treasury daily par yield curve; Federal Reserve Bank of New York (EFFR)"
    ]
  }
}