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As Trump tariffs face trade court block, never-used statute could save trade agenda

By Eliana Hubacker ( June 3, 2025, 16:36 GMT | Comment) -- While US President Trump’s economic emergency tariffs have been at the mercy of the courts, the administration’s trade policy goals could still be achieved through a little-known statute that has never been used: Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.US President Donald Trump’s use of emergency economic powers to impose tariffs on nearly every country around the world have recently been at the mercy of the courts. But the administration’s trade policy goals could still be achieved through a little-known statute that has never been used: Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930....

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