US EditionJudge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court
Judge Eaton ordered refunds for over $130 billion in tariffs struck down under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, clarifying the refund process for importers.
- On March 04, 2026, Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that companies that paid the tariffs struck down last month by the U.S. Supreme Court are entitled to refunds and he alone will hear cases about refunding the IEEPA duties.
- After the Supreme Court's Feb. 20 ruling that struck down the tariffs, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sent the refund phase to New York trade court to sort out next steps.
- U.S. Customs must now design a mass refund process, but trade lawyers warn its system was not built for such a scale, with potential liabilities reaching $175 billion, according to Penn Wharton Budget Model.
- The judge set a Friday deadline for government counsel to propose refund methods for Atmus Filtration, Nashville, Tennessee, while another federal court rejected attempts to delay refunds on Monday.
- Reporters warn the administrative details will be decisive, cautioning that 'the devil will be in the details' as images from the Port of Long Beach on Feb. 20 and a cargo terminal in Frankfurt on Feb. 23 show import volumes.
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A New York commercial court has ruled: importers are entitled to get back illegal tariffs – another defeat for the U.S. government.
U.S. Court Takes First Steps Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to take the first steps toward issuing more than $100 billion in potential tariff refunds, ratcheting up a legal battle over a roster of sky-high duties that the Supreme Court deemed illegal. The order, issued by Judge Richard K. Eaton of the United States Court of International Trade, amounted to an early victory for the thousands of businesses that have already sued to recover the t…
The U.S. International Trade Court also ruled on Wednesday that companies that paid surtaxes invalidated by the Supreme Court in February are entitled to repayments. The U.S. government collected more than $130 billion from these now repealed fees.
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