CBP Says It Will Start Issuing First Refunds of Trump Tariffs on May 12

Customs and Border Protection was initially expected to start issuing refunds on May 11, but the timeline has now been delayed by a day.

Shipping containers are stacked at a terminal at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, Calif., on March 10, 2026. Caroline Brehman/Reuters

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on May 4 that the first batch of refunds from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which the Supreme Court struck down in February, would begin on May 12.

The agency said in a Monday bulletin to importers on the cargo systems messaging service that the tariff refunds would be issued through an automated clearing system.