the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs and that this authority rests with Congress alone. That means every dollar your company paid in IEEPA tariffs since February 4, 2025, is potentially coming back to you.

On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of the most significant trade decisions in decades. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. For importers who spent the past year absorbing steep duty increases, it is a big deal. But the dust is far from settled.

On February 6, 2026, a new Executive Order modified the prior India duty action, and CBP issued updated operational guidance soon after.

The US Supreme Court is weighing a major challenge to duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, commonly called IEEPA.