A US appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a lower court ruling against the Trump administration’s 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act, keeping the tariffs in place for three importers that had won a reprieve from the duties last week.
The US Court of International Trade ruled against the new tariffs on Friday, but did not widely block their collection. While the ruling is paused, tariffs resume for the two businesses and Washington state, which sued over the tariffs.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a short-term administrative stay and is considering a longer pause.
Washington qualified as an importer because it paid tariffs through the University of Washington, a public research institution.
The businesses and Washington state have seven days to oppose a longer pause of the lower court ruling in their favor.
The 10% global tariff was imposed in February, after the US Supreme Court struck down most of the tariffs that Trump imposed in 2025
The 10% global tariff is scheduled to expire in July, unless extended by Congress.