Overview
- Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that all importers who paid IEEPA-based tariffs are entitled to refunds and centralized the refund cases before him.
- His order directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to recalculate duties without the invalid tariffs and to stop collecting them on entries still moving through the liquidation process.
- CBP and Justice Department officials say mass repayments will be technically burdensome, and the agency is preparing a system to process refunds rather than issuing immediate payouts.
- A coalition of 24 states filed suit in the Court of International Trade to block the administration’s Section 122 tariffs, arguing the law cannot be used to address routine trade deficits.
- The new global tariff is set at 10% for up to 150 days under Section 122, with the administration signaling a move to 15%, while roughly 2,000 company suits and new filings from major firms seek refunds with interest.