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The Trump administration says it can’t process tariff refunds because of computer problems

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The US Customs and Border Protection says it currently can’t comply with an order to process billions of dollars in refunds stemming from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. In a filing on Friday, CBP executive director Brandon Lord says the agency’s digital import processing system is “not well suited to a task of this scale,” as reported earlier by CNBC.

The CBP’s admission comes after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs imposed by Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) last month. This week, the International Trade Court ruled that importers impacted by the tariffs are entitled to refunds with i …

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Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/890904/trump-administration-cbp-tariff-refunds-technology-issues

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/890904/trump-administration-cbp-tariff-refunds-technology-issues

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