# Reciprocal Tariffs

*Last updated: 2026-07-02*

> As of July 2026 — Reciprocal tariffs are import duties whose level is meant to mirror the tariff and trade behaviour of the partner country — the US thus charges imports at rates that supposedly reflect what the other country imposes on US exports.

As of July 2026 — Reciprocal tariffs are import duties whose level is meant to mirror the tariff and trade behaviour of the partner country — the US thus charges imports at rates that supposedly reflect what the other country imposes on US exports. The term was shaped politically by the US administration under Donald Trump, which announced such a system on 2 April 2025 ("Liberation Day"): a flat 10 percent baseline tariff plus country-specific surcharges of up to 50 percent, calculated less from actual counter-tariffs than from bilateral trade deficits. The legal basis was the emergency-powers statute IEEPA. On 20 February 2026 the US Supreme Court (Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump) ruled these reciprocal tariffs unlawful; they expired on 24 February 2026 and were replaced by a flat Section 122 tariff (levied at 10 percent since it took effect on 24 February 2026; an increase to the statutory maximum of 15 percent announced by President Trump on 21/22 February 2026 was never implemented by legal order, so the operative rate remains 10 percent). That replacement is also under pressure: the US Court of International Trade ruled it unlawful in a 2-1 decision on 7 May 2026; the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) stayed that injunction pending appeal on 11 June 2026, so CBP continues to collect the duty for now (appeal pending). The Section 122 tariff is also statutorily time-limited to 150 days (expiring around 24 July 2026). Not to be confused with antidumping or countervailing duties, which are tied to specific unfair practices.

**Source:** U.S. Supreme Court, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, No. 24-1287 (20.02.2026); U.S. Court of International Trade, Slip Op. 26-47 (07.05.2026); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Aussetzung der Untersagung im Rechtsmittelverfahren (11.06.2026); White House, Section-122-Proklamation (24.02.2026)

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| Property | Value |
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| Term | Reciprocal Tariffs |
| Language | EN |
| Word count | 258 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-02 |
| Source | U.S. Supreme Court, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, No. 24-1287 (20.02.2026); U.S. Court of International Trade, Slip Op. 26-47 (07.05.2026); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Aussetzung der Untersagung im Rechtsmittelverfahren (11.06.2026); White House, Section-122-Proklamation (24.02.2026) |

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