The Trump administration has warned that it could take years for refunds to be paid out for tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled are illegal.

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Federal Express sued the U.S. government, seeking a “full refund” of the money the shipping giant paid for tariffs unilaterally imposed by Donald Trump, which the Supreme Court last week ruled were illegal.

FedEx’s suit appears to be the first one filed by a major U.S. company after the Supreme Court decision seeking a refund of the tariffs it has paid.

Other companies filed lawsuits seeking refunds before the high court ruled that the tariffs Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are illegal.

  • 24_at_the_withers@lemmy.world
    22·
    7 hours ago

    I needed a replacement for an item hat failed under warranty. The original part was made in Canada, and a replacement was mailed to me free of charge. Except, I got a note from FedEx that i had to pay tarriffs… My tariff was $5, but FedEx was charging a $25 tariff handling fee on top of the $5. And if I didn’t prepay, they would instead charge $40 total to collect my $5 tarriff.

    FUCK FedeEx for having the audacity to request a refund from the federal government on top of their blind extortion. These fuckers need to burn.

    • ...m...@ttrpg.network
      6·
      5 hours ago

      …on christmas eve, federal express delivered a structural modelling kit i ordered from brasil two years ago; on boxing day they submitted a $400 invoice for the related tarriff + brokerage fees…

      …at the time, the supreme court ruling was expected shortly after the holiday, so i was in no rush to pay an invoice likely to be voided and unlikely to be refunded, and i waited as the court delayed judgement over the next six weeks…in the six weeks between delivery of my package and the court ruling, federal express have sent me six invoices which remain unopened, that’s six past-due notices for a unilateral invoice less than sixty days old…

      …i appreciate that they delivered my package on account of shipping fees i paid two years ago, i appreciate that this administration put them in a tough spot and i wish them well with their legal remediation, but i have no intention to pay an illegitimate invoice unlikely ever to be refunded to me as an individual…