New Jersey food importer sues to challenge Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
Summary
A New Jersey food importer filed a lawsuit on Tuesday 20 October challenging President Donald Trump's power to invoke a Depression-era law to levy a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported. According to CNBC, which called it the latest trade challenge, the new lawsuit challenges Trump's tariffs on a range of Canadian goods using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Latest: A New Jersey food importer filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's power to invoke a Depression-era law to levy a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, CNBC reporting that the new lawsuit, the latest trade challenge, challenges the tariffs on a range of Canadian goods using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 20 October
A New Jersey food importer filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's power to invoke a Depression-era law to levy a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, CNBC reporting that the new lawsuit, the latest trade challenge, challenges the tariffs on a range of Canadian goods using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.