Trump Administration Refunds $100 Billion in Tariffs as States Sue New Duties
Customs officials say the refunds cover about 60% of the tariffs collected under the struck-down regime as businesses continue to file claims.
- 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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The document revealed that the total amount of potential reimbursements and certificates accepted for processing amounts to 128.68 billion.
Gov. Pritzker Demands Trump Provide Tariff Relief To Illinois Working Families As Corporations Receive Billions In Refunds
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker sent a follow-up letter to President Donald Trump demanding that his administration provide direct relief to Illinois working families as some of the nation’s largest and wealthiest corporations receive billions of dollars in refunds. Illinois families, who were forced to pay higher prices because of the President’s unlawful tariffs, have yet to receive anything.The letter comes 165 days after Gov. Pritzker …
Judge mulls expanding refunds of Trump's tariffs
A federal judge appeared likely to expand litigation over refunds for President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs by granting a class-action certification, even as the administration has refunded roughly 60% of the $166 billion in unlawful duties. Judge Richard Eaton, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, heard arguments from both the Department of Justice and lawyers for the coalition of businesses made before the U.S. Court of Internati…
Trump's tariffs have been invalidated. Now the administration has been forced to pay back over 900 billion kronor - with the risk of it becoming even more expensive.
‘The Invoice Remains Unpaid’: Pritzker Calls on Trump to Offer Tariff Relief to Illinois Families
<span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">‘The Invoice Remains Unpaid’: Pritzker Calls on Trump to Offer Tariff Relief to Illinois Families</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Matt Masterson</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-08-06T14:56:00-05:00" title="Thursday, August …
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