Plan emerges for $166 billion in tariff refunds. But don’t hold your breath

A system to process at least $166 billion in tariff refunds could be up and running in 45 days. That’s the alternative to a manual process that could take 4 million hours, according to a senior US Customs and Border Protection executive.

However, it’s still anyone’s guess as to when the more than 330,000 US importers who paid the levies as part of President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade agenda will see those funds.

Last month the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of the sweeping global tariffs Trump enacted. In a court filing on Friday, Brandon Lord, executive director of Trade Policy and Programs at

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