In Tariff Refund Process, US Says 15% of Entries Denied So Far

Thousands of US importers who are seeking the return of their cut of $166 billion in tariffs that were overturned by the Supreme Court are having trouble getting their refunds approved through a new online portal that was designed to be largely automated.

Out of the 13.3 million import entries that have cleared an initial review since the portal went live on April 20, about 15% were then denied for failing “entry-specific validations” as of April 26, Brandon Lord, an executive director at Customs and Border Protection, said in an update filed Tuesday with the US Court of International ...