By Micah Jonah, February 23, 2026
The United States will officially stop collecting certain tariffs imposed under emergency powers after the nation’s highest court declared them unlawful, marking a dramatic turn in the country’s trade policy.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced it will halt collections of tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act at 12:01a.m. EST on Tuesday. The move comes more than three days after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the duties as illegal.
In a notice to shippers through its Cargo Systems Messaging Service, the agency said it would deactivate all tariff codes linked to President Donald Trump’s IEEPA related orders.
The suspension coincides with the imposition of a new 15 percent global tariff introduced under a separate legal authority to replace the scrapped measures.
While Customs gave no explanation for the delay in halting collections after the court ruling, it also did not clarify whether importers who paid the now invalidated tariffs would receive refunds.
The agency stressed that the decision does not affect other trade measures, including tariffs imposed under Section 232 national security provisions and Section 301 addressing unfair trade practices.
According to earlier estimates by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, the invalidated tariffs had generated more than 175 billion dollars in revenue for the U.S. Treasury and were bringing in over 500 million dollars daily in gross receipts, raising the prospect of significant refund claims.
The development injects fresh uncertainty into global trade flows as businesses adjust to shifting U.S. tariff regimes amid legal and policy battles in Washington.
