The United States began collecting newly imposed 10% tariffs on all items imported into the country on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, as the administration of US President Donald Trump works to increase the tariffs to 15%, Reuters reported, citing White House officials.
In his executive order, US President Donald Trump signed a decision to impose a 10% import tariff on all imports into the United States after the US Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs he imposed last year were illegally imposed under an emergency law.
After the tariff was imposed, Trump said he would raise tariffs to 15%; however, on Monday night, the US Customs and Border Protection agency notified shippers that the import duty rate would be 10%, according to the agency’s report.
A White House official also told the news agency that Donald Trump “has not changed his mind” on imposing 15% tariffs, but did not disclose any timetable for raising import tariff rates.
As of Monday, Trump had not signed any formal presidential order raising the rate to 15%, and CBP can only act based on published presidential executive orders and proclamations.
According to an agency report, CBP’s notice referenced Trump’s order on Friday, saying that in addition to exempt products, imports would be “subject to an additional ad valorem rate of 10%.
How did Trump impose a tariff after a court order?
Mint had earlier reported that the US Supreme Court struck down import duties imposed by US President Donald Trump on foreign countries, terming them as illegally imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977.
Following the court order, Trump imposed 10% tariffs on all US imports under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to foreign nations, which allows the president to charge tariffs for 150 days to address the economy’s balance of payments deficit.
However, Donald Trump, through his post on social media on Monday, said that as US President, he reportedly does not need to go back to Congress to get approval for import tariffs after the 150-day deadline.
“As president, I don’t have to go back to Congress to get approval for tariffs. It was already won in many forms long ago! It was also just reaffirmed by a ridiculous and ill-conceived Supreme Court decision!” he said in his Truth Social post.
As the Trump administration works to impose 15% tariffs, experts see the move as further confusion over US trade policy, with no explanation given in the announcement as to why the lower rate was used.
“Don’t forget that Trump is giving the State of the Union address tonight, so it’s possible that we could get a better idea of the next steps on tariffs,” Deutsche Bank said in a note. “Net-net, we still think the effective tariff rate will decline this year and that the post-SCOTUS world will see lower tariffs than the pre-SCOTUS world,” its analysts said, according to the agency’s report, using an acronym for the United States Supreme Court.
