US International Trade Court Denies Companies’ Bid to Block Trump’s Tariffs

The plaintiffs said Trump’s sweeping tariffs would harm their ‘reputation and goodwill to customers’ because they would need to raise prices.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 2, 2025. Carlos Barria/Reuters

The U.S. International Trade Court on April 22 denied a request by five U.S. small businesses to block President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on nearly all countries.

Liberty Justice Center filed the request on April 18 on behalf of the five owner-operated businesses that rely on imports, seeking a temporary restraining order to block the tariffs, which they alleged were unlawful.