FedEx sues U.S. for refund of Trump tariffs after Supreme Court ruling

Federal Express on Monday sued the U.S. government, seeking a “full refund” of the money the shipping giant paid for tariffs unilaterally imposed last year by President Donald Trump, which the Supreme Court last week ruled were illegal.

FedEx’s suit appears to be the first one filed by a major American company seeking a refund for tariffs paid after the Supreme Court decision on Friday.

Other companies previously filed lawsuits seeking refunds, before the high court ruled that the tariffs Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are illegal.

FedEx filed its lawsuit at ther Court of International Trade, which the Supreme Court ruling on Friday said has “exclusive jurisdiction” over the IEEPA tariffs.

“Plaintiffs seek for themselves a full refund from Defendants of all IEEPA duties Plaintiffs have paid to the United States,” says the suit, which names as plaintiffs Federal Express Corp, and its associated company FedEx Logistics. The named defendants are U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which collects tariffs, its commissioner, Rodney Scott, and the U.S. government.

The 11-page complaint does not say how much FedEx has paid in IEEPA tariffs since Trump imposed them on most U.S. trading partners last year.

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