{"id":267,"date":"2026-05-13T22:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=267"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:05:45","slug":"tariff-refunds-begin-to-reach-businesses-as-trump-lashes-out-at-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=267","title":{"rendered":"Tariff refunds begin to reach businesses as Trump lashes out at Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has started to refund some of the roughly $160 billion collected from tariffs that the Supreme Court deemed illegal, plus interest, turning what was once a prized windfall for President Donald Trump into a liability on the federal balance sheet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At least two businesses confirmed this week that they had received a partial refund, almost three months after the nation\u2019s highest court determined Trump did not have the power to enact his original, country-by-country duties without Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n

The refund process is expected to be extensive, expensive and lengthy. The government must return money to about 330,000 importers, federal officials previously estimated, sending back what they paid in taxes. That money must be paid with interest, which is accruing at an estimated rate of about $650 million per month.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The money is reserved largely for businesses that imported goods, not for American families, though both have faced rising costs as a result of Trump\u2019s trade war. Many large companies, including Costco, have separately sued the government to recoup their tariff payments, while they simultaneously stare down class-action cases brought by angry customers seeking financial relief.<\/span><\/p>\n

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