The Trump administration says it will officially end the collection of tariffs canceled by the Supreme Court at midnight on Tuesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection alerted importers of the change in a post on its Cargo Systems Messaging Service.
The message said it was carrying out President Trump’s executive order ending tariff actions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The justices said Mr. Trump usurped Congress’s powers over taxation when he invoked the 1977 law to set blanket tariffs on individual nations.
“Duties imposed pursuant to IEEPA under the following presidential actions, including all modifications and amendments, will no longer be in effect and will no longer be collected for goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:00 a.m. eastern time on February 24, 2026,” the message said.
It was unclear from the message whether CBP was collecting IEEPA tariff money even after the Supreme Court ruling.
The Washington Times reached out to the agency for comment on the period between the ruling and the cutoff date.
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The CBP message did not address whether CBP planned to facilitate refunds to thousands of companies that paid IEEPA-derived tariffs to the government over the past year.
Estimates put the total amount subject to possible refunds as high as $175 billion.
The administration is not in a hurry to give back the money. Mr. Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said lower courts will have to decide if, and how, the money should be refunded.
Business groups said refunds should be made promptly. They said CBP’s computer systems are modern enough to remit the money swiftly.
Meanwhile, the CBP said its notice does not impact other tariffs imposed by Mr. Trump.
Over the weekend, the president imposed at 15% global tariff under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The tariffs are valid for 150 days, after which Congress must renew them.
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Those levies may serve as a bridge to tariffs issued under other authorities. However, those authorities require formal inquiries into whether the tariffs are necessary for national security or to correct trade imbalances.
Mr. Trump said IEEPA was a far more efficient tool, so he is upset that a nimble piece of leverage was taken from him. He scolded members of the Supreme Court who ruled against him, including two of his appointees — Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett.
Those justices are expected to attend Mr. Trump’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday.
• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.
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