After the US Supreme Court ruling, a wave of claims has emerged, and the Trump administration is already facing more than 2,000 tariff lawsuits.

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In the days since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that most of President Trump's global tariffs were illegal, over 100 companies have filed new lawsuits, highlighting widespread market concerns: the U.S. government may not easily refund previously paid tariffs.

The Supreme Court justices did not comment on the refund issue, leaving the matter of repayment to be decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade, headquartered in New York.

Many publicly listed companies and well-known brands have joined the lawsuits. FedEx filed a lawsuit on Monday, followed by Dyson, Dollar General, Bausch & Lomb, Brooks Brothers, and Sol de Janeiro. Subsidiaries of cosmetics giant L'Oréal, footwear companies On Holding AG and Skechers have also filed lawsuits seeking to recover tariffs paid on imported goods.

Trump previously stated that his administration might oppose refunds or at least not let importers easily get their money back. Over the past ten months, these importers have paid more than $170 billion in tariffs. After the February 20 ruling, Trump said: "I guess this will have to be resolved through litigation." He predicted the whole process could take years.

According to media analysis, the latest wave of cases has pushed the total number of tariff-related lawsuits over 2,000. This already represents a heavy caseload for the trade court, and it's only a small fraction of the hundreds of thousands of importers who paid tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down.

FedEx stated in a release that, in light of the Supreme Court's ruling, the company "has taken necessary steps to protect its rights as the importer of record to seek tariff refunds. If FedEx receives refunds, we will return those amounts to the shippers and consumers who originally bore those costs."

Most companies bringing lawsuits are smaller businesses. Many large publicly listed companies can adjust supply chains, negotiate with suppliers and factories, or absorb the tariff costs themselves, while small businesses often lack such flexibility or bargaining power. However, the involvement of large listed companies like FedEx in the lawsuits provides more impetus for other firms to file their own lawsuits.

Trade lawyers say that when small business executives see big companies with internal legal teams and Washington connections bring lawsuits, they feel "maybe they know something I don't." From a political perspective, there's safety in numbers. The participation of large companies like FedEx and Costco reduces concerns about being retaliated against by the White House.

Nevertheless, some companies may wait until the next phase of legal proceedings becomes clearer before deciding whether to sue. In any case, no one expects the issue to be resolved quickly.

Before the Supreme Court case concluded, the trade court had automatically paused relevant tariff cases. Typically, it takes over a month for the Supreme Court to officially close a case, but businesses have urged lower courts to take steps to restart proceedings to speed up the refund process.

The media cited lawyers involved in the cases, stating that the U.S. Department of Justice had previously assured at least some importers that if they prevailed, the government would refund both principal and interest, and that the government would concede on the trade court's authority to order refunds.

The trade court has experience with large-scale refund procedures, though never at this scale. After the Supreme Court abolished the export harbor maintenance tax in 1998, the trade court processed thousands of refund claims.

The dispute over refunds between importers and the Trump administration may also trigger other legal disputes, such as disagreements between importers and retailers or other companies that had agreed to share tariff costs.

Even if companies pass higher tariff costs onto consumers through price increases, consumers cannot directly apply for refunds from customs. Some well-known Democratic lawmakers have called on the government to issue refund checks directly to American households.

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