Switzerland Awaits US Supreme Court Ruling On Tariffs

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The United States Supreme Court is set to rule on the legality of President Donald Trump's tariff policy, which also impact Swiss imports duties. This content was published on September 10, 2025 - 09:12 4 minutes Keystone-SDA

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A hearing will take place in November, according to a Supreme Court document.

Last week, Trump's government applied to the Supreme Court to clarify whether a certain emergency law legitimises the tariffs imposed by the US President on numerous countries.

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Trump had previously suffered a defeat before a US appeals court. A dozen US states, among others, had originally filed a lawsuit against his tariff policy. The appeals court had denied Trump the authority to impose far-reaching tariffs on imported products by invoking an emergency law. However, the Court of Appeal's decision was not due to come into force until October 14, which gave Trump time to challenge it.

The decision includes the country-specific tariffs first announced by Trump at the beginning of April, which affect dozens of the US trading partners. Switzerland is one of them. A tariff of 31% on most Swiss products was announced at the beginning of April.

The US government then granted deadlines so that countries could continue to negotiate. As a result, some tariff rates changed. This also applies to Switzerland: most exports to the US have been subject to tariffs of 39% since August 7.

Open questions

The tariff rate for Swiss exports is therefore significantly higher than that for other countries – particularly the European Union (EU). Most EU products are subject to 15%. However, unlike Switzerland, the EU has already concluded an agreement with the US. A key question is how the legal dispute will affect trade with countries that have reached an agreement with the US.

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