Customer Advisory: U.S. Compliance Update

U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Orders Unliquidated Entries to Be Processed Without IEEPA Tariffs

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A judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, Richard Eaton, who is overseeing the refund process for these tariffs, has ordered the administration to finalize paperwork for imported goods without charging companies for the invalidated levies. This order is set to impact millions of tariff entries submitted to the government that are now deemed invalid by the Supreme Court’s landmark decision. While importers will not immediately receive refunds, the order marks a milestone that moves the laborious process along. More than a thousand companies have filed lawsuits seeking refunds, hoping the government will return tens of billions of dollars following the highly anticipated decision. Judge Eaton’s ruling came in the lawsuit filed by Atmus Filtration, but he said the trade court’s chief judge has put him in charge of all cases pertaining to refunds. “So, there is no danger that another Judge, even one in this Court, will reach any contrary conclusions,” Eaton wrote. Note that refunds are set to be paid back to importers, not consumers.

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