Court of International Trade certifies class of importers seeking refunds of invalidated IEEPA tariffs

Key points

• The certified class includes all importers of record that paid IEEPA duties between February 1, 2025, and February 19, 2026.U.S. Court of International TradeGEODIS
• Entities that have separately filed an action seeking to recover IEEPA duty payments are excluded from the class.U.S. Court of International Trade
• CBP's CAPE process has refunded about $126 billion in duties plus interest; more than 4,000 individual refund lawsuits have also been filed.U.S. Court of International Trade
• Judge Eaton certified the class under USCIT Rule 23(b)(2) and appointed attorneys from Barnes Richardson and Lieff Cabraser as class counsel.U.S. Court of International TradeGEODIS
• The court found Rule 23(b)(2) met because a single injunction directing liquidation or reliquidation without IEEPA duties would give complete relief.U.S. Court of International Trade

Sources4 articles across 4 outlets

• GEODIS

  • Trade Court Certifies Class in IEEPA Tariff Refund LitigationOct. 9, 2026

• InsideTrade.com

  • CIT Judge backs class action for IEEPA tariff refundsOct. 8, 2026

• Law360

  • Trade Court Certifies Broad IEEPA Tariff Refund ClassOct. 9, 2026

• U.S. Court of International Trade

  • Opinion and Order, Freestyle World, Inc. v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection et al., Court No. 26-01088, Slip Op. 26-123Oct. 8, 2026

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