The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has refunded roughly $100 billion in tariffs since the Supreme Court ruled against the use of emergency powers to impose duties on dozens of trading partners, according to customs officials.
Before the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in February struck down much of the president's tariff regime, his administration had collected about $166 billion from U.S. importers.
In a filing submitted to the court on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it had refunded more than three-quarters of the $128.68 billion in duties identified as "potential and confirmed refunds."
"CBP's financial accounting system receives updates from the Treasury Department indicating these confirmed refunds are being disbursed regularly," Brandon Lord, executive director of CBP's Trade Programs and Policy Office, stated in the filing to the U.S. Court of International Trade.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court determined that Trump exceeded his authority by invoking the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, along with broader "reciprocal" tariffs on more than 90 countries.
Trump angrily condemned the ruling at the time, calling the six justices who sided against him "fools" and "Democrat attack dogs."
The ruling did not dismantle Trump's tariffs on specific industries imposed under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, leaving duties on items such as steel, automobiles, and copper in place.
Following the Supreme Court decision, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled in March that companies affected by the invalidated tariffs should receive refunds.
Trump has continued to roll out new tariffs since the Supreme Court's ruling. Last month, his administration announced duties of 10 to 12.5% on imports from dozens of countries that officials said had not taken adequate action to combat forced labor.
On Monday, a group of 25 U.S. states, including New York, California, Arizona, and Colorado, filed a legal challenge against the latest tariffs, calling the measures a pretext to reimpose the duties struck down in February.
