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power 2026-05-06

$175 Billion in Tariff Refunds Are Starting to Flow. The Fight Over Who Gets Them Is Just Beginning.

Large multinationals have customs teams ready. Small importers are still figuring out the portal. The money goes to whoever filed correctly, not to whoever paid the most.

power 2026-05-01

The Government Has to Return $166 Billion in Illegal Tariffs. Its Portal Is Rejecting 15% of Claims.

After the Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs, the administration built a refund system and then quietly set it to deny one in seven valid claims. The first checks go out May 11.