US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would raise the global tariffs he plans to impose to 15 percent, up from the 10 percent he announced the previous day.
Trump said in a social media post that he made the decision “based on a comprehensive, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American tariff decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday.”
After the court ruled that he lacked emergency powers to impose several sweeping tariffs, Trump signed an executive order on Friday night enabling him to bypass Congress and impose a 10 percent tax on imports from around the world.
However, these definitions are limited to 150 days unless extended through legislation.
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What changes for India?
Trump’s latest move adds to the uncertainty following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling and subsequent countermeasures.
Last year, India faced reciprocal tariffs of 25 percent from the United States. That rate was later raised to 50% after Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on New Delhi’s imports of Russian oil, which the White House said “fueled the war in Ukraine.”
In February 2026, Trump announced a reduction in “reciprocal” tariffs on India to 18% after the two countries agreed on a framework for a temporary trade agreement.
The Supreme Court’s decision implied a rollback from pre-Trump tax levels of about 3.5 percent.
With Trump now proposing a global tariff of 15%, India’s effective tariff rate would be 18.5% – a marginal change from the 18% agreed to earlier this month.
Supreme Court ruling, Trump criticism, and “counterattacks”
The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that tariffs imposed by Trump under the Emergency Powers Act were unconstitutional, including “reciprocal” duties imposed on multiple countries.
Resolution 6-3 stated that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) does not allow the president to impose tariffs.
Trump criticized the ruling, saying he was “absolutely ashamed” of the judges who ruled against him, calling them “traitors to our Constitution” and “subservient dogs.”
Hours later, he imposed a 10 percent global tariff on US trading partners. White House officials later clarified that countries that have trade agreements with the United States, including India, would see tariffs temporarily reduced to 10 percent before new duties are implemented.
Earlier, Trump praised the three judges who dissented from the ruling.
“My new hero is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and of course Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that he wants to Make America Great Again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
