Tue, Apr 14

NEWS: Customs sets up refund process for Trump’s unlawful global tariffs

CBP is finally sending refunds for President Trump’s (now invalid) global tariffs. (Solar Power World)

  • CBP is launching an online tool to handle certain IEEPA duty refunds, including interest, without forcing companies through an entry-by-entry slog.

  • Why it matters: This could offer significant cash injections for importers across the energy supply chain. But the floodgates aren’t opening all at once. The first phase—which launches April 20—only covers certain unliquidated entries, and some within 80 days of liquidation.