Trump’s 'illegal' tariffs on India challenged as US lawmakers move to end emergency duties

Donald Trump’s "illegal" tariffs on India have come under scrutiny in Congress, with Democratic lawmakers Raja Krishnamoorthi, Deborah Ross and Marc Veasey introducing a resolution to terminate the national emergency used by the US President to impose steep duties of up to 50 percent on Indian imports. The lawmakers, in a statement released Friday, argue that the move abuses executive power and damages a key strategic partnership.The resolution seeks to end the national emergency President Donald Trump invoked under the International Emergency Economics Powers Act to levy sweeping tariffs on Indian goods. The measure would also rescind the additional 25 percent “secondary” duties that took effect on August 27 on top of earlier reciprocal tariffs, pushing total duties on many Indian-origin products to as high as 50 percent.

According to the sponsors, the move is aimed at restoring Congress’s constitutional authority over trade and curbing what they described as the misuse of emergency powers to unilaterally raise import duties.

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