US set to launch tariff refund system on April 20 [View all]

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Source: Reuters

April 14, 2026 2:21 PM EDT Updated 5 hours ago


April 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration plans to launch next Monday the system it will use for ​issuing refunds to American importers for $166 billion the companies paid in tariffs that ‌the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in February as unlawful.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said, opens new tab in a court filing on Tuesday that it has completed the development of the initial phase of the refund system, known as CAPE. ​The system will consolidate refunds so importers will receive one electronic payment, with ​interest when applicable, rather than processing refunds on an entry-by-entry basis.

Agency official ⁠Brandon Lord made the declaration, opens new tab in the filing with the New York-based Court of International Trade. ​The agency disclosed the CAPE launch date in a separate announcement on Friday.

The Supreme Court ​ruled that Trump overstepped his authority in imposing sweeping global tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law meant for use in national emergencies. Tuesday's filing said that as of April 9 some 56,497 ​importers had completed the process to receive electronic refunds for tariffs affected by the ​court's ruling, an amount totaling $127 billion. The agency has said it plans to roll out the refund system in ‌phases.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-set-launch-tariff-refund-system-april-20-2026-04-14/

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