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3. IS THERE A PRECEDENT FOR THESE REFUNDS?

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:55 PM

Feb 20

The Court of International Trade has overseen large-scale refunds before. Congress enacted a harbor maintenance tax in 1986 that was assessed on the value of all cargo into and out of U.S. ports. The Supreme Court ruled part of the tax was unconstitutional in 1998. The Court of International Trade oversaw a refund process involving more than 100,000 claimants that was managed by Judge Jane Restani, who remains on the court.

Trade experts said the government has tracked tariff payments and improved recordkeeping systems that should make it easier to determine the size of refunds. Small businesses have called on the Trump administration to issue automatic repayments and have expressed concern that the government might scrutinize entry paperwork in a way that slows the refund process.

How will companies get refunds now that the US Supreme Court has rejected Trump's tariffs?

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Perfect niyad Feb 20 #1

I hope the Supreme Court has a plan for all of us to be compensated FakeNoose Feb 20 #2

IS THERE A PRECEDENT FOR THESE REFUNDS? quaint Feb 20 #3

Yes JustAnotherGen Feb 20 #20

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It'll be a perfect opportunity for tRump..... SergeStorms Feb 20 #15

I'm going to do an OP tomorrow JustAnotherGen Feb 20 #19

In a just country (oh well) RandomNumbers Feb 21 #24

trump was totally unhinged at part of the press conference that I watched LetMyPeopleVote Feb 20 #4

He'll fire them all..... SergeStorms Feb 20 #16

I watched it all. It was bizarre - even for Trump. TomSlick Feb 20 #17

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The are evacuating as we speak BumRushDaShow Feb 20 #9

LMAO!!! Initech Feb 20 #10

This might be my favorite gif. Multichromatic Feb 20 #18

It was probably KetchupCon 1 for a while COL Mustard Feb 21 #23

He is insane and beyond dangerous. OGBuzz Feb 20 #8

The snow should be as yellow as that bucket RainCaster Feb 20 #11

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SNL will need to increase their show time by an hour. That sums up the speech. twodogsbarking Feb 20 #13

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