Richard Eaton

Rule Changes

Certified a class of importers who never sued on October 8, ordered CBP to reopen entries it treated as final, and is overseeing the class case as the government asks for more time to propose a schedule

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has approved about $126 billion in refunds for tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February, out of roughly $166 billion collected. The money moves through CAPE, the portal CBP built after the ruling and opened on April 20. Judge Richard Eaton has ordered the agency to reopen entries it treated as final for importers in litigation, and on October 8 he certified a class of importers who never sued.

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