CBP tech snag delays Trump tariff refunds; 45-day upgrade planned
TL;DR
US Customs and Border Protection says its automated processing system can’t handle the scale of refunds from Trump-era tariffs, delaying billions in rebates even as courts order refunds with interest. The agency notes about $166 billion in IEEPA duties have been collected and that processing the 53.2 million entries would take more than 4.4 million hours with the current ACE system, but it plans a streamlined, importer‑focused system that could be up and running in about 45 days with new filing guidance, amid ongoing lawsuits from Nintendo, FedEx, Costco and others.
- The Trump administration says it can’t process tariff refunds because of computer problems The Verge
- Judge Gives Trump Administration More Time to Distribute Tariff Refunds WSJ
- How 2 court rulings this past week shifted the tariff refund debate Yahoo Finance
- Trump tariffs: Customs and Border Protection tells judge it can't comply with refund order CNBC
- No lawsuits required: U.S. Customs is working on a system to refund tariffs NPR
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