US customs agency says it cannot comply with tariff refund order [View all]

Source: Financial Times, via Reuters

US customs agency says it cannot comply with tariff refund order

By Reuters
March 6, 2026 10:37 AM EST Updated 23 mins ago

WILMINGTON, Del., March 6 (Reuters) - The ​U.S. Customs and ‌Border Protection agency is ​unable to ​comply with a court ⁠order ​directing it to ​refund tariffs that the Supreme Court has ​ruled ​illegal, the agency said in a ‌court ⁠filing with the U.S. Court for ​International ​Trade ⁠on Friday.

Reporting by ​Tom Hals ​in ⁠Wilmington, Delaware; writing by ⁠Ryan ​Patrick Jones ​in Toronto; editing ​by Susan Heavey

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/us-customs-agency-says-it-cannot-comply-with-tariff-refund-order-2026-03-06/

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That's the whole story at Reuters right now.

The FT is subscription-only. I think this is the link:

https://www.ft.com/content/0315349e-763e-4faa-a5b1-c02ce7801cbd

My suggestion: put a lien on the 747 that Qatar so generously gave to the United States. Auction it off to the highest bidder and use the proceeds to start paying off what's owed.

Hat tip, Kevin M. Kruse

Pretty sure when they started imposing this idiocy they assured a bunch of judges that they would be able to refund the money with no problem if it ever came to that.

— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T15:53:07.808Z

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Pretty sure when they started imposing this idiocy they assured a bunch of judges that they would be able to refund the money with no problem if it ever came to that.

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U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDER DIRECTING TARIFF REFUNDS -COURT FILING
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Apparently, the original source is the Financial Times:

www.reuters.com/business/us-...

— Jeffrey Brown (@texasgeologist.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T15:43:50.979Z

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Apparently, the original source is the Financial Times:

https://www.reuters.com/business/us-companies-are-being-denied-refunds-trumps-illegal-tariffs-ft-reports-2026-03-06/

US companies denied refunds on Trump's illegal tariffs, FT reports
The U.S. government has declined to refund tariffs the Supreme Court ​ruled illegal last month, the Financial Times ‌reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
10:43 AM � Mar 6, 2026
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