Why Tariff Refunds For Retailers Are Facing Delays

The battle over tariff refunds has only just begun

Customs and Border Protection will refund importers directly, but many businesses passed costs to customers. Lawmakers and attorneys are now debating who deserves the money.

Why Tariff Refunds For Retailers Are Facing Delays

While Costco and other retailers wait for tariff refunds, Customs and Border Protection's existing systems can't handle $166 billion in refunds for 330,000 importers.

Richard Mojica Addresses Tariff Uncertainty Following Supreme Court Ruling in New York Times

News cridge Tue, 03/10/2026 - 15:25 Featured On Publication Name New York Times Include Disclaimer Off News Type News Subtitle "Tariffs Confound Small Businesses Again" Date 03.03.2026 Description The New York Times quoted Richard Mojica on recent shifts in trade policy and the heightened confusion among importers after the Supreme Court invalidated key tariff authorities. Mojica explained that businesses may accelerate imports in the nea…

Get the tariff refunds going - The Iola Register

Tariff refunds are not a stimulus program. They are restitution. The money that was unlawfully taken should be returned. When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the administration’s tariffs were unlawful, it resolved a constitutional question. What it did not resolve is how to unwind the economic damage. Gov. JB Pritzker has called for roughly $1,700 per Illinois household — about $8.7 billion total — arguing that families effectively paid an ill…

Trade court orders US gov’t to repay tariff sums

The United States Court of International Trade in Manhattan has ordered the government to start paying refunds to importers who paid tariffs that the Supreme Court deemed were collected illegally. US Customs and Border Protection disclosed in a court filing that it had collected about USD166 billion in International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs since last year, involving over 330,000 importers making over 53 million entries. The…

Trade court ruling offers window into efficiency, speed of tariff refunds

Issue is multifaceted as retailers and consumers also have borne some of those added costs WASHINGTON — A determination that businesses are owed refunds on illegal tariffs collected by the U.S. government is good news for an industry that has been besieged not only by the added costs, but also the disruption and angst the issue has caused for many businesses. It’s been an issue that ultimately has caused confusion and upheaval as many companies …