Trade Court Fast-Tracks Challenges to Trump’s 10% Global Tariff as USTR Launches Broad Investigations

A three-judge panel will hear the Section 122 cases on April 10 under an accelerated schedule.

Overview

President Trump imposed a 10% global import surcharge under Section 122 with a stated plan to lift it to 15%, using a temporary authority that runs up to 150 days and is slated to expire July 24, 2026.
Two expedited lawsuits from a 24-state coalition and small-business importers challenge the tariffs in the U.S. Court of International Trade, which ordered a government response by April 3.
Senators Tim Kaine and Raphael Warnock introduced the Reclaim Trade Powers Act to repeal Section 122, arguing the provision is outdated for today’s exchange-rate regime.
USTR Jamieson Greer opened new Section 301 investigations into 16 economies over structural excess capacity, with public comments due by April 15 and hearings beginning May 5.
Greer also announced a forthcoming Section 301 forced-labor probe covering goods from more than 60 countries, and recent polling reports that seven in ten Americans link higher prices to the tariffs.