The Trump administration has appealed a court order requiring U.S. customs authorities to refund roughly $166 billion in tariffs that the Supreme Court previously ruled were unlawfully imposed under a federal emergency powers law.
The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal on June 2 seeking review of an April 17 order by the U.S. Court of International Trade directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund duties collected under tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
The appeal marks the latest move in a legal battle that could determine how quickly importers receive billions of dollars in refunds following the Supreme Court’s landmark Feb. 20 decision, which found that Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs….