The White House stated that countries that have signed trade agreements with President Trump will temporarily face a uniform 10% tariff following a Supreme Court ruling restricting the government’s use of emergency tariff powers under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA).
After President Trump signed the new order, a White House official said, “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the president cannot use the legal powers of IEEPA to impose tariffs.”
The official stated, “The government used its legal authority under IEEPA to impose tariffs on countries that negotiated trade arrangements with Trump.” Since that authority no longer exists, “these countries will now be able to impose a 10% tariff globally under the legal authority of Section 122.”
The White House stated that the change is temporary.
“However, this is only a temporary measure, ” the official said, adding that other legal bodies will attempt to implement more appropriate or pre-negotiated tariff rates. Until then, we expect all countries to continue to adhere to their trade agreement commitments regarding the reduction of trade barriers and other concessions, which remain unchanged.
The clarification confirms that the newly announced 10% global surcharge under Article 122 temporarily replaces the previous IEEPA-based tariffs, but does not change the substantive content of the negotiated trade commitments.
Earlier that day, Trump reacted strongly to the Supreme Court’s ruling, calling it “extremely disappointing” and saying he was “ashamed of some of the members of the court.”
Trump wrote, “I want to thank and congratulate Judges Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh for their strength, wisdom, and love for our country.” He said the dissenting opinions showed that “no one can stand against him.”
He accused most people of being influenced by external forces, writing, “My view is that the courts are influenced by foreign interests and are a much smaller political movement than people imagine.”
Trump argued that the courts should overturn his use of IEEPA. Tariffs leave other trade authorities unscathed—and potentially strengthened.
He said, “The Supreme Court didn’t repeal the tariffs; they just repealed a specific use of the IEEPA tariffs.” He stated that the alternative law is “even stronger than the IEEPA tariffs,” and that “the president can actually impose higher tariffs than I have in the past.”
He announced that “effective immediately, all national security tariffs, including those under Article 232 and the existing Article 301 tariffs, will remain unchanged,” and confirmed that he would “impose a 10% global tariff on top of the normal tariffs we already collect, in accordance with Article 122.”
In a statement, Ambassador Jamison Greer said the court’s ruling “hit an element of the government’s successful work to restructure the global trading system to benefit American workers and businesses.”
Greer stated that the president’s use of IEEPA is a “necessary and appropriate tool” to address the “fentanyl, migration, and trade deficit crisis,” and believes progress has been made. He said that “the goods trade deficit narrowed by 17%” between April 1 and December 31, 2025.
The government outlined a series of steps to maintain continuity, including: immediately imposing a 10% temporary surcharge under Section 122; launching several new Section 301 investigations against “unfair, discriminatory, and cumbersome practices”; continuing ongoing Section 301 investigations related to Brazil and China; and maintaining existing Section 232 tariffs related to national security.
Greer said the Supreme Court ruling only concerned “President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs and fentanyl tariffs,” and indicated that the “comprehensive tariffs” imposed by other authorities would remain unchanged.
Currently, depending on the product, the tariffs imposed on China under Section 301 range from 7.5% to 100%, while the tariffs under Section 232 range from 10% to 50%, covering approximately 30% of U.S. imports.
A White House statement released Friday said the temporary import tariffs will last 150 days and take effect at 12:01 a.m. on February 24. The statement said the measure aims to address “fundamental international payments issues” and rebalance trade relations.
According to the statement, certain goods will be exempt from temporary customs duties, including critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, certain electronic products, passenger vehicles, aerospace products, and information materials.
The government also reiterated that despite these changes, U.S. trading partners should still abide by their legally binding rights under agreements .
Greer stated, “Despite pending litigation, our partners have responded positively and engaged in goodwill negotiations and agreements, and we believe that all trade agreements negotiated by President Trump will remain valid.”