
Shipping containers are stacked at a terminal at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, Calif., on March 10, 2026. Caroline Brehman/Reuters
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on May 4 that the first batch of refunds from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which the Supreme Court struck down in February, would begin on May 12.
The agency said in a Monday bulletin to importers on the cargo systems messaging service that the tariff refunds would be issued through an automated clearing system.

