{"id":14172,"date":"2026-03-06T22:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14172"},"modified":"2026-03-06T22:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:49:19","slug":"us-customs-agency-says-it-is-not-yet-able-to-reimburse-tariff-costs-courts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14172","title":{"rendered":"US customs agency says it is not yet able to reimburse tariff costs | Courts News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The US agency says a system being worked out to mediate the disbursement of $166bn in tariff costs to more than 330,000 importers.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has announced it will need an additional 45 days to set up a system to process refund requests for the tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came on Friday as lawyers representing CBP were called to a closed-door meeting with Judge Richard Eaton from the US Court of International Trade.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Eaton had ruled on Wednesday that the US government owes refunds to importers who were charged tariffs under President Donald Trump\u2019s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).<\/p>\n<p>The invocation of that law for Trump\u2019s sweeping tariff campaign was deemed illegal in a February 20 Supreme Court decision.<\/p>\n<p>In a court filing (<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cit.19346\/gov.uscourts.cit.19346.31.0_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF<\/a>) on Friday, Brandon Lord, the director of CBP\u2019s trade policies programme, indicated the agency would not be able to comply with the ruling from Eaton this week, which proposed automatic tariff refunds with interest.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that CBP needed time to reprogram the record system it uses to catalogue the duties collected from importers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the volume of entries made each year, CBP is unable to affirmatively review and liquidate each entry, and the majority of entries automatically liquidate,\u201d Lord said in the court filing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of March 4, 2026, over 330,000 importers have made a total of over 53 million entries in which they have deposited or paid duties imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Automating the process, Lord added, would save the CBP more than four million hours of manual labour. But setting up the new system would require at least 45 days. Lord underscored what he described as the vast nature of the task.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCBP has never been ordered to, nor has it attempted to, process a volume of refunds anywhere near the volume of total entries and Entry Summary lines on which IEEPA duties have been deposited,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Lord, however, did not indicate when companies could expect to receive their tariff refunds.<\/p>\n<p>For its part, the US Court of International Trade suspended this week\u2019s order \u201cto the extent that \u2060it directs \u2060immediate \u2060compliance\u201d. That appeared to be prompted by CBP\u2019s appeal for more time to set up the refund process.<\/p>\n<p>CBP estimates that tariff deposits made under the IEEPA were valued at about $166bn, as of March 4. The Supreme Court ruled last month that Trump overstepped his powers by using IEEPA to ratchet up tariffs on countries around the world, a central element of Trump\u2019s political programme.<\/p>\n<p>The US president has said that he will keep tariffs in place using alternative statutes.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s ruling from Judge Eaton came in response to a complaint filed by an importer, Atmus Filtration, but his decision opened the door to all importers subject to IEEPA tariffs to request refunds.<\/p>\n<p>CBP said in the filing that companies will not have to file lawsuits to receive reimbursements under the system that will be set up in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new process will require minimal submission from importers,\u201d Lord said.<\/p>\n<p>He did, however, signal that importers would have to register electronically to receive refunds. As of February 6, he said that only 21,423 importers had signed up, out of approximately 330,566 who were eligible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil importers complete the process to receive refunds electronically, the refunds will be rejected,\u201d Lord said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US agency says a system being worked out to mediate the disbursement of $166bn in tariff costs to more than 330,000 importers. 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