US Court Extends Deadline for Tariff Refunds After Global Duties Overturned

A judge on the US Court of International Trade has extended the deadline for the US to begin refunding roughly $166 billion in tariffs after the US Supreme Court struck down global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal and Canadian Lawyer reported (3-9-26)

Judge Richard Eaton had previously ordered US Customs and Border Protection to start issuing refunds at the beginning of the month following the Supreme Court’s February 20 ruling that invalidated the tariffs. The written order followed a hearing involving a filtration company seeking a tariff refund. Since the ruling, the administration has faced a wave of lawsuits from companies seeking reimbursement.

In a legal filing, an unnamed US Customs and Border Protection official said the agency’s systems could not handle the volume of refund claims. Justice Department lawyer Claudia Burke previously told the court that processing refunds would be difficult because the agency would need to manually review millions of import entries.