Trump Tariff Refunds Portal Is 70% Complete, US Tells Judge (1)

The Trump administration said it’s making progress on building a web-based portal to handle refund requests for almost $170 billion in global tariffs that were overturned by the US Supreme Court, though it remains unclear when exactly the system will go live.

The portal, which is about 70% complete, is part of a new system that will automatically verify and process an expected wave of refund requests before issuing payments electronically, a Customs and Border Protection official said in an affidavit Thursday with a judge overseeing thousands of lawsuits seeking refunds. No timetable was provided for completing the project.

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