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Trump tariffs: U.S. could owe more than $175 billion in refunds after Supreme Court ruling, estimate says

By CNBC February 20, 2026 Neutral
Trump tariffs: U.S. could owe more than $175 billion in refunds after Supreme Court ruling, estimate says
The U.S. government could owe more than $175 billion in refunds to importers after the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that tariffs unilaterally imposed by President Donald Trump are illegal, a new estimate says. The potential refunds to a broad range of companies would be for tariffs already collected by the government since Trump slapped on the duties without authorization from Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA.
The U.S. government could owe more than $175 billion in refunds to importers after the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that tariffs unilaterally imposed by President Donald Trump are illegal, a new estimate says. The potential refunds to a broad range of companies would be for tariffs already collected by the government since Trump slapped on the duties without authorization from Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA.