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Treasury Secretary Scott bet On Sunday, he said that he was “confident” from that president Donald Trump The customs tariff plan “will win” in the Supreme Court, but warned that his agency will have to issue huge recovered amounts if the Supreme Court is against him.

“If the customs duties are shocked,” we will have to recover the money on about half of the definitions, which will be terrible for the treasury, “according to an interview with” meeting the press “in NBC.

He added, however, that “if the court says, we will have to do so.”

I asked the Trump administration last week supreme court For the sake of “expedited judgment” to cancel the decision of the Court of Appeal found Most of his definitions on imports from other illegal countries.

In general, the Supreme Court may take as long as the early summer to issue a decision on the legitimacy of the Trump tariff.

“Delaying the ruling until June 2026 may lead to a scenario in which 750 billion dollars-1 trillion dollars in customs tariffs have already been raised, and relaxation may lead to significant disturbance.”

The possibility of having to the government to recover definitions of this size can mean an unprecedented increase for companies and entities that paid them.

The comments of senior management officials come as the Trump tariff faces an uncertain future after the Federal Appeals Court ruled last month that most of the “mutual tariff” is illegal.

the The American Court of Appeal for the Federal Department He ruled that Trump exceeded his presidential authority when he presented a “mutual tariff” in almost every country as part of the “Liberation Day” declaration.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to hear arguments about his appeal in early November and to issue a final decision on the legitimacy of the disputed definitions shortly, according to the stadiums obtained by NBC News from the plaintiffs in the case.

Before court actions, Trump’s tariff was appointed to nearly 70 % of US goods imports, According to the Tax Corporation. If neglected, duties will affect approximately 16 %.

However, while Bessent and others expressed their confidence that the Supreme Court will rule in its favor, the administration is working on backup plans if it does not do so.

Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Haysit On Sunday, there are “other legal powers” that the administration can take if the Trump tariff is banned.

He said on CBS News “faces the nationIf the definitions are turned out. Some of these efforts can include the implementation of definitions Through Section 232, or fees for the sector.

Article 232 of the 1962 commercial expansion law allows the president to implement the fees “so that these imports do not threaten the weakness of national security”, after investigating commercial practices, NBC news reports.

For example, the Trump administration expanded in August 50 % Steel and aluminum tariff To include more than 400 additional products category, according to the Ministry of Commerce. Trump also threatened to impose a sharp tariff on semiconductors and pharmaceutical preparations.

Other fees that will not be affected by the Trump court battle are those in low -cost elements. Management It has been officially eliminated “Minimal exemption” on the United States’ goods associated with $ 800 or less.

On Saturday, the Global Postal Union, a United Nations agency It decreased by more than 80 % After the Trump administration has ended the exemption of customs tariffs on cheap imports, as the postal operators looked at instructions for compliance with the new rules.