Court Declines US Tariff Relief on Low-Cost Goods, for Now (1)

A US trade court has for now denied an effort to restore a tariff exemption for small-value packages from China that President Donald Trump ended earlier this year.

The decision from the Court of International Trade on Monday in the fight over what’s known as the “de minimis” tariff exemption is the latest favorable order for the Trump administration in its defense against multiple lawsuits over his move to raise global tariffs.

The three-judge panel said it wouldn’t act in a case brought by a US-based auto parts distributor while a set of separate legal challenges to Trump’s tariff actions ...