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Businesses Sue U.S. Over Tariffs on 60 Countries, Including Turkey
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Businesses Sue U.S. Over Tariffs on 60 Countries, Including Turkey

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two businesses filed a lawsuit against the U.S. International Trade Commission challenging tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on 60 trading partners, including Turkey.
  • The lawsuit argues that the 10% to 12.5% tariffs, implemented under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, are arbitrary, baseless, and exceed Congress's delegated authority.
  • The tariffs were announced by the U.S. Trade Representative's office, citing insufficient action by trading partners to prevent imports produced through forced labor, with Turkey facing a 12.5% tariff.

Two businesses have launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration's tariffs, which impacted 60 countries including Turkey. The companies argue that the tariffs, imposed under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, are unlawful. They claim the measures, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, are "arbitrary and baseless" and overstep the authority granted to the executive branch by Congress.

The U.S. Trade Representative's office had announced these tariffs, stating they were necessary because trading partners were not doing enough to prevent imports made with forced labor. Turkey was specifically targeted with a 12.5% tariff.

This legal action comes shortly before the expiration of a separate 150-day, 10% global tariff implemented in February under Section 122. That measure followed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unlawful.

The tariffs applied under the 301 Section were arbitrary and baseless.

— Lawsuit filingThe lawsuit filing described the implementation of the tariffs.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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