The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on Thursday in favor of President Donald Trump's 2025 decision to rescind a de minimis exemption for tariffs on some imports of less than $800. A federal trade court rejected a challenge to the executive order scrapping the exemption, meaning the administration can continue to collect tariffs on these low-dollar, lower value shipments.
The ruling represents a rare win for the president in the trade court's review of emergency economic powers. It comes as the president's agenda has faced a series of legal pushbacks since he returned to the White House last year and imposed sweeping duties on trading partners.
President Trump celebrated the decision as a BIG WIN in posts on Truth Social and other social media. He stated that the provision had become a giant loophole for tariff cheats and others.