Trump raises global tariffs to 15% one day after Supreme Court ruling

United States President Donald Trump has increased tariffs to 15%, one day after a US Supreme Court decision struck down his sweeping import taxes

In a post on Truth Social, Trump writes that over "the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible Tariffs"

Yesterday, the president said the Supreme Court's decision to strike down his sweeping tariffs "deeply disappointing"

With a 6-3 majority, the court ruled Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies - they say he needs congressional approval to impose taxes on imports.

What to know about Section 122, the law covering Trump's new tariffs

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous tariffs, Trump said he would impose new tariffs on almost all imports to the US under a never-used law known as Section 122.

The law, part of the 1974 Trade Act, gives Trump the power to put in place tariffs up to a maximum of 15% for 150 days, at which point Congress must step in - which means this solution is temporary.

However, there is a possibility that Trump could work around lawmakers. Section 122 does not expressly prohibit the president from allowing the tariffs to lapse after 150 days and then declaring a new emergency to bring them back, according to the Cato Institute, a right-leaning think tank.

What Trump said about the new levy

On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump says he will be raising worldwide tariffs to 15% “effective immediately”.

The president says the decision has been made based on a thorough review of the US Supreme Court’s “extraordinarily anti-American decision” to strike down his sweeping tariffs.

He writes: “During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible tariffs, which will continue our extraordinarily successful process of Making America Great Again - GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!!!”

Trump says he will raise tariffs to 15% after Supreme Court ruling

Trump has said he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he continues to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes.

The move comes just one day after the highest court in the US struck down Trump's tariff policy.

The president previously said he would replace the tariffs scrapped by the court with a 10% levy on all goods coming into the US.

But in a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump announced this would now be increased to 15%.