In a dramatic reversal for the Trump administration, nearly 60,000 businesses can now claim refunds on tariffs that a court ruled unconstitutional. The online refund portal opened at 8 a.m. on Sunday, administered by US Customs and Border Protection. The repayments are expected to total billions of dollars.
The move underscores the legal and economic turbulence caused by aggressive trade policies that sat at the core of Trump’s agenda. As Germany’s Der Spiegel noted, the court-ordered restitution is a significant blow to an administration that treated tariffs as one of its signature instruments. For importers who bore the financial brunt of the levies — costs often passed on to consumers — the portal offers long-awaited relief.
