The United States has completed refunds worth nearly $100 billion on tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court, according to a filing by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The filing submitted to the US Court of International Trade stated that refunds, including duties and interest, had been processed through the agency’s Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries Refund system and sent to the US Department of the Treasury for disbursement.
The amount, recorded at the end of July, represents more than half of the $166 billion collected under the tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court in February.
The Supreme Court had ruled on February 20 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) did not give the President authority to impose broad tariffs on imports from trading partners.
Despite the ruling, former President Donald Trump continued his trade push by introducing new temporary 10 per cent tariffs under a different legal authority and later imposing additional global tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
The refund process has also drawn political criticism, with opponents claiming the money is reaching corporate importers rather than American consumers. Democratic Congressman Greg Casar said the refunds should benefit working people instead of companies.
