The United States government has refunded approximately $100 billion in tariff payments collected under President Donald Trump’s 2025 "Liberation Day" tariffs after the measures were ruled unlawful by the U.S. Supreme Court.
According to a filing submitted to the U.S. Court of International Trade, the refunded amount represents about 60 percent of the estimated $166 billion generated through tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
The Supreme Court struck down the tariffs in February, ruling that the IEEPA did not authorize the president to impose such sweeping import duties. A federal judge later ordered the government to reimburse affected importers.
Despite the ruling, Trump defended the tariffs, saying they had generated "hundreds of billions of dollars" in revenue and insisted his administration could pursue similar trade measures through other legal authorities. Those alternative tariff policies are also facing legal challenges.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) system in April to process refund claims.
As of July 31, the CAPE system had received 252,496 refund declarations covering more than 25 million import entries. Of the $129 billion approved for processing, around $100 billion has already been certified and forwarded to the U.S. Treasury for payment.
The refunds are being issued amid an ongoing lawsuit filed by Freestyle World, a California-based importer seeking class-action status on behalf of smaller businesses that argue they have faced difficulties obtaining refunds through the CAPE system.
Government records indicate that more than 330,000 importers paid tariffs on over 53 million import entries, meaning the refund process is expected to continue for some time.
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