Washington, D.C. — FedEx filed suit Monday against the federal government seeking a full refund of tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump that were later ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. The case, lodged in the U.S. Court of International Trade, marks the first major corporate effort to recover duties paid under the administration’s use of emergency powers to levy sweeping import taxes.
The 6–3 ruling found Trump exceeded his authority by relying on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose broad peacetime tariffs, reaffirming that only Congress has the constitutional power to levy taxes. However, the court did not specify whether businesses are entitled to reimbursement, leaving billions in collected revenue in question.
FedEx named U.S. Customs and Border Protection and its commissioner as defendants, seeking repayment of duties it paid as an importer of record. According to reporting from Reuters, total tariff revenue tied to the ruling exceeds $175 billion.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted in dissent that returning the funds could carry “significant consequences for the U.S. treasury.”
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats have proposed directing potential refunds to small businesses. The Tax Foundation estimates the tariffs amounted to roughly a $1,000 annual tax increase per U.S. household in 2025.
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