Richard Eaton

Rule Changes

Overseeing the IEEPA tariff refund process

The U.S. government has never had to give back $166 billion it collected illegally — until now. On April 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a new electronic portal for importers to reclaim tariff payments that the Supreme Court ruled the president had no authority to collect. The first phase covers $127 billion across more than 56,000 registered importers, with refunds expected within 60 to 90 days.

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