US tariffs could rise to 15% or more after supreme court blow, trade representative says

The US tariff rate for some countries will go up to 15% or higher from the newly-imposed 10%, Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, said on Wednesday, without naming any specific trading partners or other details.“Right now, we have the 10% tariff. It’ll go up to 15 [%] for some and then it may go higher for others, and I think it will be in line with the types of tariffs we’ve been seeing,” Greer said in an interview on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria program.The US president suffered a defeat at the hands of the US supreme court last week which struck down his sweeping “liberation day” tariffs imposed last year. But in response Donald Trump announced a 10% global tariff.According to a notice from the US customs agency: “an additional 10% ad valorem duty on imported articles of every country” has been imposed for a period of 150 days from Tuesday, unless specifically exempt.Trump has also previously threatened to raise the level to 15% via social media posts.Separately, FedEx sued the US government on Monday, seeking a refund for the tariffs after the supreme court decision.Reuters contributed to this report