On June 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an order that grants a stay of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) orders pending appeal arguments of the CIT case in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, according to Holly Lubart, Vice President of Government Affairs for News/Media Alliance.
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump Administration’s request to pause a lower court ruling that blocked the tariffs pending appeal. Lubart said the tariffs can stay in force while it considers whether the President has the ultimate legal authority to impose the duties.
The appeals court ordered a timetable with filings due by late July and oral arguments on July 31, setting up a possible decision on the merits in early August – but long past the July 9 deadline the Trump Administration has set for deals on reciprocal tariffs or possible re-escalation of the tariff rates if deals are not reached, according to Lubart.
Moreover, the substantive issues in the case could next go to the U.S. Supreme Court, which could hear arguments in their October session, and Lubart said a final decision in the late fall of 2025 or even later.
President Trump Announces China Deal
The U.S. and China reached a deal on June 9 to generally honor the May Geneva agreement. President Trump shared on social media the following, suggesting a “total” of 55% tariffs on goods from China and 10% tariff by China on goods from the U.S. How the 55% number is determined remains to be made clear, but could be the 30% tariff in place post-Geneva, plus 25% underlying Section 301 tariffs on many Chinese goods. NMA will share when the formulations become clear. This agreement runs until a deadline of Aug. 12, when the tariffs in place before (e.g., 145% on Chinese goods) would return.
