US trade court certifies importer class, opening new tariff refund fight
By Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk ( October 9, 2026, 16:09 GMT | Comment) -- The US Court of International Trade’s certification of a class action for importers still awaiting refunds of illegally collected emergency tariffs pushes the dispute over access to those refunds into new territory. CIT Judge Richard Eaton’s Thursday certification in favor of a coalition of US importers is likely to lead to an appeal from the Department of Justice, which has argued against a class action.The US Court of International Trade’s certification of a class action for importers still awaiting refunds of illegally collected emergency tariffs pushes the dispute over access to those refunds into new territory....
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