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The refund process for tariffs has begun, but it could be months before consumers start reaping those rewards.
Following the Supreme Court ruling that some tariffs were unconstitutional, U.S. Customs and Border Protection opened up a refund process on Monday for companies to begin requesting money back.
The refund process only affects levies collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, which were the specific tariffs that the Supreme Court invalidated. Some tariffs —like those under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 or those under Section 301 — remain in place.
The tariff refund portal, called the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries, will allow importers of record to submit refund requests. CBP will then process those requests in phases, and the first phase will only cover refund requests for entries that CBP finalized within the last 80 days.
