Federal Appeals Court Keeps 10% Global Tariffs in Place

A federal appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to continue collecting a temporary 10 percent tariff on most global imports while a legal challenge proceeds, handing the White House a procedural victory in a high-stakes dispute over presidential trade powers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington issued its order on Thursday, June 11, 2026, granting a formal stay of a lower court ruling that had declared the tariffs unlawful.

The court concluded the administration was likely to succeed on the merits of its appeal and could suffer irreparable harm, including disruptions to U.S. trade policy, if the tariffs were blocked during the legal process. The decision extends a temporary administrative hold that had been in place since May.

The tariffs at issue were imposed in February under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, a provision the administration invoked after the Supreme Court earlier this year struck down a broader set of tariffs President Donald Trump had levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The new 10 percent duties apply to most goods entering the United States from countries around the world and are set to...