Trump admin to begin refunding $166B to businesses in wake of Supreme Court decision

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin processing massive tariff refunds totaling approximately $166 billion collected from businesses under President Trump’s policies.

The repayments follow a Supreme Court ruling in February that Trump exceeded his authority by imposing the duties through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The court ruled Congress, not the president, holds the power to levy such tariffs.

Court documents reveal more than 330,000 importers paid duties on over 53 million shipments under the now-invalidated program.

Starting Monday at 8 p.m. ET, businesses can file refund claims through a newly launched system in CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment portal. The agency has called the volume of expected repayments “unprecedented.”

A U.S. Court of International Trade judge ordered full refunds of excess duties plus interest paid directly to the original importers. Most claims are expected to be processed within 60 to 90 days.

This represents one of the largest government repayments to businesses in U.S. history.