ISTANBUL, April 29 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- United States Customs and Border Protection has denied about 15 per cent of import entries reviewed through a new tariff refund portal after businesses sought refunds for tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States, according to a court filing Tuesday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
Thousands of US importers are seeking refunds from US$166 billion in tariffs that were struck down after the Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 20 that President Donald Trump unlawfully used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on goods entering the country.
US Customs and Border Protection’s online portal went live on April 20 to process refund requests.
Out of 13.3 million import entries that cleared an initial review, about 15 per cent were denied as of April 26 for failing “entry-specific validations,” Brandon Lord, an executive director at Customs and Border Protection, said in an update filed with the United States Court of International Trade in Manhattan.
Customs said importers can correct errors and refile their claims.
About 1.74 million approved entries are already in the refund process, according to the filing. Businesses and individuals paid the contested tariffs on around 53 million entries, earlier government data showed.
The agency previously said entries could be rejected if submitted data were not formatted properly, files were corrupted, or the submitter was not the listed importer of record or the broker that filed the entry summaries.
The Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling did not decide how refunds should be handled, leaving the issue to lower courts.
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