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Trump administration has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs, The Washington Post reports
The Washington Post, citing a new court filing, reports about $100 billion in tariff refunds and says major corporations are getting hundreds of millions of dollars back while most individuals aren't.
The Washington Post reported, citing a new court filing, that the Trump administration has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs. The report says the refunds respond to a Supreme Court ruling. SCOTUSblog said the Court held, "The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs."
The Post wrote, "The Trump administration has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs in response to the Supreme Court ruling that declared the tariffs illegal, according to a new court filing this week." It also wrote, "Major corporations are getting hundreds of millions of dollars back. Most individuals aren't." The Post reported refunds of $2.2 billion for Apple, $1.3 billion for Ford and $600 million for Amazon.
SCOTUSblog reports the disposition in No. 24-1287. SCOTUSblog said, "Judgment in No. 24-1287 is VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; the judgment in No. 25-250 is AFFIRMED." The Supreme Court docket lists the judgment date as February 20, 2026, and says the judgment was issued March 24, 2026.
The Court of International Trade's public pages describe the administrative record around IEEPA tariff cases. The court said U.S. Customs and Border Protection advised it that guidance on CAPE functionality for the refund of IEEPA duties on certain entries is available on CBP's website. The court also said Chief Judge Mark A. Barnett entered Administrative Order 26-01 on July 13, 2026, in new IEEPA tariff cases, and it states the court has nationwide jurisdiction over civil actions arising out of customs and international trade laws.
Analysis: The filing-based report supplies a total and corporate refund amounts, plus the Post's statement about individuals. The legal record supplies the holding and the docket date. The court notices supply procedural markers - CAPE guidance and Administrative Order 26-01. This piece places those reported items beside one another without adding a mechanism the sources do not state.