{"id":161998,"date":"2026-08-05T12:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/us-refunds-100bn-of-donald-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs-trump-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:43:46","slug":"us-refunds-100bn-of-donald-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs-trump-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/us-refunds-100bn-of-donald-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs-trump-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"US refunds $100bn of Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018liberation day\u2019 tariffs | Trump tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Trump administration<\/a> has refunded about $100bn from the tariffs it collected before the US supreme court ruled them illegal, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The $100bn (\u00a374bn) figure, which represents 60% of the total $165bn collected from Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cliberation day\u201d tariffs, was reported by customs officials to the US court of international trade (CIT) on Tuesday, according to the Financial Times.<\/p>\n

Tariffs<\/a>, which are taxes on imported goods, have been a key part of Trump\u2019s economic plan since he took office again last year.<\/p>\n

In February, the supreme court struck down a chunk of the extra tariffs Trump had imposed, forcing the government to return money<\/a> to the companies that had paid them.<\/p>\n

Trump has pitched tariffs as a solution for the US economy, bringing back domestic production, securing better trade deals and closing the deficit in the federal budget.<\/p>\n

However, the deficit has grown after narrowing last year thanks to rising tax revenue and tariff income. It hit $1.37tn in the first nine months of the fiscal year, up 2% compared with the same period in 2025.<\/p>\n

Trump imposed a fresh round of tariffs <\/a>on more than 80 countries last month to replace a 10% global duty that was due to expire. The levies range between 10% and 12.5% on countries including the UK, Mexico, Canada, Australia, India, China and the European Union\u2019s 27 members states.<\/p>\n

The latest tariffs have been introduced under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which is aimed against countries that engage in forced labour.<\/p>\n

However, this week a coalition of 25 US states sued the Trump administration over the levies<\/a>, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes struck down<\/a> by the supreme court in February.<\/p>\n

The states have asked the CIT to stop the tariffs, declare them unlawful and order refunds of duties that have already been paid.<\/p>\n

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