He also questioned why the government was continuing to do so after the Supreme Court ruled the tariffs illegal. Since then questions have swirled around when and how importers may get refunded more than US$100 billion in IEEPA tariffs. Under questioning from the judge, Burke confirmed that Customs is continuing to liquidate import entry paperwork to include IEEPA tariffs, all but ensuring the refund process for those importers will be more complicated. Under the judge’s order, the liquidation process can only be completed going forward without IEEPA tariffs and many liquidations that were already completed must be reversed. More than 2,000 refund lawsuits are pending in the trade court, nearly all of which were filed after the Supreme Court heard arguments in November.

Source: The Edge Markets March 04, 2026 23:06 UTC