President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is raising the worldwide tariffs on goods entering the United States from 10 percent to 15 percent "effective immediately," a day after the Supreme Court largely struck down his sweeping duties. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he was making the decision after a "thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday” by the court. He said he was raising the tariffs "to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level." The US Supreme Court on Friday, in a six-three ruling authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, upheld a lower court's decision that Trump's use of a 1977 law to impose tariffs exceeded his authority. The court emphasized that the law on imposing tariffs is only meant for use in national emergencies.

Source: Indian Express February 21, 2026 16:36 UTC