Chinese shipping containers lie stacked at the Port of Los Angeles on Jan 14. Many of the US' trade agreements with other countries had set tariffs at around 15 per cent or 20 per cent.PHOTO: REUTERS

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs: What happens to US trade deals with other countries now?

· The Straits Times

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs
has thrown into doubt a series of trade deals that the administration struck in recent months, including with some of the country’s largest trading partners.

Many of the agreements had set tariffs at around 15 per cent or 20 per cent, lowering what would have been steeper duties in exchange for favourable trade concessions and promises to invest in the United States.