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Trump imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge under a replacement authority

Event date
Category
Economy and trade
Posture:
Presidential tariff action under Section 122 — later ruled unauthorized for plaintiff importers

After the Supreme Court rejected IEEPA as tariff authority, Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% surcharge for 150 days, effective February 24. This entry records the replacement action; a separate May 7 record covers the divided trade-court ruling that the surcharge was unauthorized.

Dated sources

  1. — White House proclamation (Primary executive action)
  2. — Associated Press (Independent later legal context)

Correction status

No substantive correction recorded for this version.

Canonical citation

Trump imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge under a replacement authority. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2026-02-20-section-122-replacement-tariff/

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