Following the Supreme Court’s February 20 decision invalidating the IEEPA tariffs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is now processing refunds for eligible importers. The invalidated tariffs included the reciprocal tariffs and the so-called “fentanyl” tariffs. According to CBP, more than $150 billion in IEEPA duties were collected between April 2, 2025, and the Court’s decision.

On April 20, CBP launched the CAPE portal within the ACE system to begin processing what is expected to be a very large volume of refund claims.

Out of an estimated $166 billion collected under the invalidated global tariffs, the CBP has accepted and begun processing approximately $90 billion in claims. About $22 to $23 billion has been finalized and sent to the Treasury Department for distribution to importers.

The Home Furnishings Assn. (HFA) has advised members to remain attentive to developments surrounding potential refunds of IEEPA tariffs, which were invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in February.

The association said the administration has appealed a recent court order directing the government to begin the refund process and warned that the legal battle is far from over.

According to Politico, President Trump is trying to avoid paying back billions of dollars worth of tariffs he illegally collected. Legal watchers say there’s a chance the White House effort could succeed.

The Trump administration was in court Tuesday to make the case that they are not required to pay all of those duties back. Though they are processing refunds for thousands of importers, they are arguing they are doing so voluntarily. And they are digging in on other tariff payments that have already been finalized by the government, which legal experts say could add up to tens of billions of dollars.

The Justice Department argued in a court document that only companies that were parties in any of the more than 2,500 lawsuits that challenged the tariffs were legally entitled to seek refunds.

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) said, that “President Trump stole money from American families and small businesses with his illegal tariffs and is doing everything he can to avoid paying it back. At every turn since the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down Trump’s tariffs, his administration has made it incredibly challenging for consumers and importers to get their money back. Their latest claim that the administration needs a court order to issue refunds is a thinly veiled attempt to ignore the courts and break the law.

“Congress should speak with one bipartisan voice that enough is enough on Trump’s tariff chaos. Congress should make clear these sweeping tariffs are illegal, prevent the White House from continuing to try to reimpose them, and ensure Americans can get their money back.”