Trump tariffs: Customs and Border Protection tells judge it can’t comply with refund order

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

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Eaton on Wednesday ordered CPB to calculate the cost of bringing in shipments into the United States without assessing a tariff, and told the agency to make refunds to importers who had paid the IEEPA tariffs, with interest.

“Customs knows how to do this,” Eaton said during a court hearing on Wednesday. “They do it every day. They liquidate entries and make refunds.

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