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New Jersey cheese importer sues Trump, alleging 50 percent Canadian tariffs are illegal

Al Jazeera reports that Gellert Global Group argues Trump misused a 1930 tariff provision never previously invoked.

Updated Oct 21, 2026 · 00:13 UTC4 reports

The short version

  • Gellert Global Group, a New Jersey importer of Canadian cheese, sued Trump in New York's Court of International Trade over 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods.[Al Jazeera]
  • The suit argues Trump misused Section 338 of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act to bypass Congress; the provision had never been used before this year.[Al Jazeera]
  • The company says the tariffs are raising costs and disrupting supplier relationships, and its complaint says it paid over $520,000 in duties from September 16 to October 11.[Al Jazeera]
  • The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and the suit is the fourth major legal challenge to Trump's tariffs.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

  • Gellert Global Group filed suit on Tuesday in the US Court of International Trade in New York challenging 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods.[Al Jazeera]
  • According to the complaint, Gellert paid more than $520,000 in duties between September 16 and October 11.[Al Jazeera]
  • The lawsuit argues Trump bypassed Congress and misused Section 338 of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.[Al Jazeera]
  • Section 338 had never been used until Trump invoked it this year.[Al Jazeera]
  • The lawsuit is the fourth major legal challenge to Trump's tariffs.[Al Jazeera]
  • The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to Reuters.[Al Jazeera]

What remains uncertain

  • The lawsuit's legal arguments are allegations from a filing; the reporting includes no court ruling on them.[Al Jazeera]
  • The administration's position on the suit is unknown because the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.[Al Jazeera]
  • Only Al Jazeera is reporting this event among the provided sources, so the account has not been independently corroborated.[Al Jazeera]

Sources

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