Leading up to Monday, when the Trump administration launched its online tariff refund portal, Lynlee Brown, EY partner of global trade, said she had importers texting her, somewhat incredulous the refunds were actually happening.
Back in March, following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Court of International Trade Judge Richard K. Eaton ordered the Trump administration to refund all tariffs collected illegally, not just for companies that sued over the tariffs. To the shock of legal and logistics experts alike, the administration has not appealed the ruling.
