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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 21
UPS, FedEx and DHL Return Billions in Tariffs After $100 Billion Court-Ordered Refunds
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 21

UPS, FedEx and DHL Return Billions in Tariffs After $100 Billion Court-Ordered Refunds

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 21

Summary

  • UPS, FedEx and DHL are refunding tariff charges to eligible U.S. customers after the government began repaying duties collected under Trump-era import levies.
  • UPS has applied for $500 million in the first phase and expects about $5 billion in total refunds, with customers generally paid within one to three months after UPS is reimbursed.
  • FedEx is issuing $800 million in refunds and has opened a tracking portal, while DHL said it will return funds to the party that originally paid the duties once Customs repays it.
  • The refunds stem from a Feb. 20 Supreme Court ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act did not authorize the president to impose those tariffs.
  • More than $100 billion in IEEPA tariffs had already been refunded to businesses by early August, about 60% of the total owed to importers.

Insights

Will ongoing legal appeals block your historic tariff refund before logistics companies can even process the payment?
As shipping giants scramble to return refunded duties, how can everyday consumers protect themselves from emerging refund scams?
With billions in tariff refunds flowing back to buyers, could a simple paperwork error permanently lock away your money?