CBP gave no purpose why it was persevering with to gather the tariffs at ports of entry days after the Supreme Court docket’s ruling, and provided no details about potential refunds for importers. File
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The U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP) company mentioned it should halt collections of tariffs imposed beneath the Worldwide Emergency Financial Powers Act at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on Tuesday (February 24, 2026), greater than three days after the U.S. Supreme Court docket declared the duties unlawful.
The company mentioned in a message to shippers on its Cargo Programs Messaging Service (CSMS) that it will de-activate all tariff codes related to President Donald Trump’s prior IEEPA-related orders as of Tuesday (February 24).
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The IEEPA tariff assortment halt coincides with Mr. Trump’s imposition of a brand new 15% international tariff beneath a distinct authorized authority to interchange the tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court docket on Friday (February 20).
CBP gave no purpose why it was persevering with to gather the tariffs at ports of entry days after the Supreme Court docket’s ruling, and its message provided no details about potential refunds for importers.
The message famous that the gathering halt doesn’t have an effect on some other tariffs imposed by Mr. Trump, together with these beneath the Part 232 nationwide safety statute and the Part 301 unfair commerce practices statute.
“CBP will present further steerage to the commerce group by CSMS messages as acceptable,” the company mentioned.
Reuters reported on Friday (February 20) that the Supreme Court docket resolution made greater than $175 billion in U.S. Treasury income generated by the IEEPA tariffs topic to potential refunds, primarily based on an estimate by Penn-Wharton Funds Mannequin economists. Their estimate from a ground-up forecasting mannequin confirmed that IEEPA-based tariffs have been producing greater than $500 million per day in gross income.
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