Trump Administration Refunds $100 Billion in Tariffs as States Sue New Duties
The administration has returned about 60% of the tariff collections, while 25 states argue the new duties are a replacement for the struck-down levies.
- The Trump administration has refunded $100 billion in tariff revenue collected under the now-defunct International Emergency Economic Powers Act , representing about 60% of the $166 billion total businesses paid.
- In February, the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully imposed the tariffs using IEEPA, ordering the administration to refund the $165 billion collected from those invalidated duties.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection official Brandon Lord reported in a Tuesday filing that the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries system has accepted about $129 billion in "both potential and certified refunds."
- Twenty-Five states are suing the administration, arguing that new duties on over 80 nations serve as a "pretext" to replace the illegal tariffs rather than effectively combating forced labor.
- Trump said in a Fox News interview Tuesday that he is "allowed to do it in a different manner," though experts remain skeptical the new levies will survive ongoing legal challenges.
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Customs threat and levying are an essential feature of Trump's second presidency. However, the U.S. Supreme Court declares a large part of it inadmissible. The U.S. government has to reimburse billions of dollars - and is already doing so.
US President Donald Trump's administration has already refunded about $100 billion in tariffs since the country's Supreme Court struck down some of the president's tariffs earlier this year, court documents show.
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$100B Returned to Importers Following Tariff Court Ruling
NBC News says the Trump administration has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down duties imposed under emergency economic powers. A court filing cited by NBC News shows that the refunds represent roughly 60% of the approximately $166 billion collected. The payments are being returned to importers that paid the tariffs before the court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act did not authorize…
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