Trump’s tariff setback could spark surge in Chinese imports to US: analysts

South China Morning Post
by Ralph Jennings
February 27, 2026
Trump’s tariff setback could spark surge in Chinese imports to US: analysts
Importers in the United States are expected to front-load goods from China after the Supreme Court struck down the use of emergency powers as the legal basis for US President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, potentially opening a brief window of relief, analysts said. Companies selling products made in China, or using Chinese raw materials, were likely to place larger orders in the coming weeks amid uncertainty over whether Trump’s pledge to raise a new tariff – from 10 per cent to 15 per...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/27/2026