This was later reduced to a quota system with a 25% tariff and remains unaffected by the Supreme Court ruling. Trump administration officials also publicly stated their intention to pursue other unilateral powers to stand up the tariff regime if the Supreme Court struck it down. So, we can expect a continuity of legal challenges and counter Supreme Court rulings. However, there is historical evidence that Supreme Court rulings on international trade tariffs have been made to stick. In the late 1990s, the U.S. government provided $750m (€636.6m) in tariff refunds to importers after the Supreme Court ‘’struck down’’ a harbour maintenance tax which had been applied to thousands of companies.

Source: Irish Examiner February 22, 2026 12:41 UTC