Twenty-Five US States Sue Over Tariffs on 60 Trading Partners
A coalition of 25 US states asked a federal trade court to block new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% and order refunds of duties already collected.
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- A coalition of 25 US states asked a federal trade court to block new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% and order refunds of duties already collected.
A coalition of 25 US states sued the Trump administration on Monday, August 3, 2026, seeking to stop new tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners.
The lawsuit, filed in the US Court of International Trade, challenges tariff rates ranging from 10% to 12.5%. The states asked the court to declare the duties unlawful, halt their collection and order refunds for payments already made.
The coalition argues that the new levies are an attempt to replace import taxes that the US Supreme Court struck down in February. The case opens another legal challenge to the administration’s trade policy as businesses and governments assess the cost of the latest duties.
The court must now determine whether the administration had legal authority to impose the tariffs. The filing itself does not suspend the measures.
