A wave of major U.S. and multinational companies has filed lawsuits in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking repayment of tariffs collected under emergency trade measures that were recently invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Among the businesses pursuing refunds are FedEx Corp., Bausch & Lomb, Dyson Ltd. and L’Oreal SA. The companies argue that duties imposed in 2025 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were unconstitutional and must be repaid in full.
In a 6-3 decision issued Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that determined the president lacked authority under the statute to impose sweeping global tariffs. The majority concluded that the Constitution assigns the power to levy taxes and duties to Congress, not the executive branch.
Following that decision, more than two dozen importers moved quickly to file individual complaints with the trade court. Their filings contend that although the tariffs have been deemed unlawful, importers are not automatically entitled to refunds without obtaining their own court judgments.
