US refunds $100 billion in tariffs struck down by Supreme…

On August 5, 2026, it was reported that President Donald Trump's administration has refunded approximately $100 billion from tariffs collected prior to a Supreme Court ruling that struck down these duties. The U.S. Court of International Trade confirmed that the refunds, which include duties and interest, were processed and sent to the U.S. Department of Treasury. This amount is over half of the total $166 billion collected through these tariffs. Critics, including Democratic Congressman Greg Casar, argue that the refunds are benefiting corporate importers rather than the American consumers. The Supreme Court's ruling on February 20 found that Trump's tariffs were unauthorized under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In response, Trump escalated his trade campaign and imposed additional tariffs under a different legal authority.

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WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has refunded about $100 billion from tariffs that it collected before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down those duties, a court filing showed, opens new tab.

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The court filing in the U.S. Court ‌of International Trade said that "refunds (duties plus interest) of approximately $100 billion have been completed using the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries Refund component, certified by the agency, and sent to the U.S. Department of Treasury for disbursement."
The amount as of the end of July was ⁠noted in Tuesday's filing by U.S. customs officials.
It represented more than half of $166 billion collected in tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down in February.
Trump has made tariffs a central pillar of his foreign and trade policies despite criticism from some analysts and legal setbacks.
Critics have complained that the refunds have not reached households but have instead gone to corporate importers.
"Trump is sending the 'refunds' to the companies, not working people. Every single ‌cent ⁠of these refunds should go back to American consumers," Democratic Congressman Greg Casar said this week.
The Supreme Court ruled against most of Trump's widest-ranging tariffs on February 20, finding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the ⁠president to unilaterally impose tariffs on goods imported from trading partners.
Trump responded to that ruling by escalating his trade campaign, calling Supreme Court justices "disloyal" and issuing new temporary ⁠10% tariffs under a different legal authority that, like IEEPA, no president had previously used to impose tariffs.
The president then issued another round ⁠of global tariffs imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which is meant to combat unfair or discriminatory economic practices by other nations.

Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington;Editing by Sanjeev Miglani

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Kanishka Singh is a breaking news reporter for Reuters in Washington DC, who primarily covers US politics and national affairs in his current role. His past breaking news coverage has spanned across a range of topics like the Black Lives Matter movement; the US elections; the 2021 Capitol riots and their follow up probes; the Brexit deal; US-China trade tensions; the NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan; the COVID-19 pandemic; and a 2019 Supreme Court verdict on a religious dispute site in his native India.

US refunds $100 billion in tariffs struck down by Supreme Court, filing shows

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