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This PDF has a good list in Table 1.1 of statutes that grant the President wide lattitude in setting Tariffs. Tariffs are not covered under Article I, Section 8 as you quoted, that section applies to only internal interstate trade within the boundaries of the United States. The President has much more authority with external trade since that is a form of foreign policy. The more pertinent quote from Article I, Section 8 is a little further down:

This PDF has a good list in Table 1.1 of statutes that grant the President wide lattitude in setting Tariffs. Tariffs are not covered under Article I, Section 8 as you quoted, that sentence applies to only internal interstate trade within the boundaries of the United States. The President has much more authority with external trade since that is a form of foreign policy. The more pertinent quote from Article I, Section 8 is a little further down:

The first tariff was signed jointly by both the First Congress and President Washington (Hamilton Tariff of 1789). In the early beginnings, the majority of income to the federal government was collected in the form of tariffs. Alexander Hamilton as Washington's Secretary of the Treasury attempted to levy excise taxes on local goods, which led some areas of the country to revolt in what came to be known as the Whiskey Rebellion. This wound up helping Thomas Jefferson win election over President John Adams in 1800 (after he narrowly lost the presidential election to Adams in 1796) since he campaigned heavily against the tax. Until the War of 1812 tariffs were the sole income, and this heavy reliance on taxes of foreign trade made it much more controversial than it is today.

The first tariff was signed jointly by both the First Congress and President Washington (Tariff of 1789). In the early beginnings, the majority of income to the federal government was collected in the form of tariffs. Alexander Hamilton as Washington's Secretary of the Treasury attempted to levy excise taxes on local goods, which led some areas of the country to revolt in what came to be known as the Whiskey Rebellion. This wound up helping Thomas Jefferson win election over President John Adams in 1800 (after he narrowly lost the presidential election to Adams in 1796) since he campaigned heavily against the tax. Until the War of 1812 tariffs were the sole income, and this heavy reliance on taxes of foreign trade made it much more controversial than it is today.

This PDF has a good list in Table 1.1 of statutes that grant the President wide lattitude in setting Tariffs. Tariffs are not covered under Article I, Section 8 as you quoted, that section applies to only internal intrastate trade within the boundaries of the United States. The President has much more authority with external trade since that is a form of foreign policy. The more pertinent quote from Article I, Section 8 is a little further down:

This PDF has a good list in Table 1.1 of statutes that grant the President wide lattitude in setting Tariffs. Tariffs are not covered under Article I, Section 8 as you quoted, that section applies to only internal interstate trade within the boundaries of the United States. The President has much more authority with external trade since that is a form of foreign policy. The more pertinent quote from Article I, Section 8 is a little further down: