Germany's VDMA engineering association fears new Trump tariffs despite court ruling

BERLIN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Germany's VDMA engineering association on Friday said it feared a 15% U.S. tariff on EU imports could be reintroduced soon, warning that uncertainty for companies remained despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against President Donald Trump's global tariffs.

The association said that while the court's judgment was important, Trump had several legal alternatives for imposing such duties.

The reaction came after the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, struck down Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose the tariffs, ruling that he had exceeded his authority.