WASHINGTON: A US federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a ruling declaring President Donald Trump’s global 10 per cent tariffs illegal, granting a government request to suspend the decision pending appeal.

Trump imposed the temporary 10pc duty in February, shortly after the Supreme Court struck down many of his global tariffs.

On May 7, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) blocked the tariffs from being implemented against two companies and the state of Washington.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a brief order that included an administrative stay on the CIT’s order, setting a schedule for both sides to file briefs on the issue.

The Trump administration said the new tariff was meant to deal with balance-of-payments deficits.

Published in Dawn, May 13th, 2026