The administration launched a digital claims system Monday after the Supreme Court ruled in February that the president lacked legal authority to impose the tariffs.
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The Trump administration on Monday began accepting applications from businesses seeking refunds for more than $166 billion in tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court in February.
The administration launched a digital claims system named Cape to process refund requests. According to court filings, the system can handle approximately 63 percent of affected import filings, with the remainder to follow.
The tariffs were imposed beginning in spring 2025, when President Trump announced the sweeping global duties. At the time, he stated they would generate windfall profits and "make America wealthy again." However, the Supreme Court ruled in February that Trump lacked legal authority to impose the tariffs under a 1977 emergency statute he had invoked.
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts stated that the statute provided no such sweeping authority to implement the tariffs. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, both Trump appointees, joined the majority. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.
The refunds will include interest on the amounts collected. For U.S. businesses that relied on foreign goods, the tariffs had served as a significant financial burden. The anticipated refunds could provide substantial relief to affected companies.
In court filings, customs officials acknowledged they had to construct an entirely new processing infrastructure to handle the refunds. Officials noted they initially lacked a mechanism to deposit money back to claimants, requiring them to develop systems essentially from scratch to manage the large-scale refund operation.
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