The U.
S. Federal Appeals Court has cleared the way for the reimbursement process related to country-specific tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by the Trump administration.
According to court filings, the U.
S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected a request from the U.
S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to postpone the trial for 90 days. The ruling allows the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) to begin determining the mechanism for the payment of refunds.
Billions of dollars could potentially be at stake
Although the Supreme Court invalidated the tariffs, it did not determine how refunds would be implemented. A study using Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows that about $142 billion in duties were collected under IEEPA in 2025. IEEPA rates.
