U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a temporary 10% global tariff to replace sweeping emergency trade duties recently invalidated by the Supreme Court of the United States.
The new measure, unveiled on Friday, will remain in effect for up to 150 days under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The provision permits the president to impose tariffs of up to 15% for a limited period to address balance-of-payments concerns without undergoing extended investigative procedures.
The announcement follows a Supreme Court ruling that struck down Trump’s earlier global tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, with the court holding that the administration had exceeded its statutory authority.
Speaking at a White House press briefing alongside Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Solicitor General D. John Sauer, Trump expressed confidence in alternative legal mechanisms to sustain his trade agenda.
“We have alternatives, great alternatives,” the president said, adding that the new tariffs would strengthen the U.S. economy.
Trump also disclosed plans to initiate multiple Section 301 investigations into what he described as unfair trade practices by foreign governments and companies. Such investigations, however, typically take several months to conclude.
The temporary tariff marks the administration’s latest attempt to maintain its assertive trade policy following the high court’s decision.