Trump signed executive orders over the past year suspending a longstanding tariff carve-out for imports with a retail value of US$800 (RM3,152.80) or less. US-based auto parts distributor Detroit Axle, which brought the lawsuit, contends the president unlawfully overrode Congress, which set that floor for duties.
(March 10): A US trade court has revived a challenge to US President Donald Trump’s move to end a tariff exemption for low-dollar imports, resuming a legal fight with financial stakes for online retailers and small businesses as well as Americans who directly buy goods overseas.
Litigation over what’s known as the 'de minimis exemption' was on hold while the US Supreme Court considered a broader dispute over Trump’s global tariffs. The justices in February struck down his use of an emergency powers law to impose duties but didn’t address his authority to halt the exemption for low-value packages — a related but separate question.
