美国政府已就国际贸易法院一项命令提起上诉，该命令要求海关边境巡逻队向所有支付非法关税的公司发放退款，包括未在法庭上提起诉讼的企业。[1]政府于2024年6月向美国联邦巡回上诉法院提交上诉，并已提交了开案陈述。[1]
政府律师辩称法官超越了其权限，引用最高法院关于限制普遍禁令使用的判例作为支持。[1]根据国会规则，海关边境巡逻队不能重新处理行政退款程序不再可用的关税。[1]国际贸易法院法官Richard Eaton主持了该案的诉讼。[1]
政府表示已处理并认证了1000亿美元的关税退款，但对于已完成海关程序的关税仍存在争议。[1]法律专家Barry Appleton教授表示："政府是在一项最高法院称从未授权的法律下征收这笔钱。"[1]
The U.S. government has challenged a trade court judge's directive requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to issue refunds to all companies that paid allegedly unlawful tariffs, regardless of whether they filed lawsuits.[1] The government filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday, following an appeal submitted in June 2024.[1] Government attorneys argue that the judge exceeded judicial authority, citing a Supreme Court precedent that restricts the use of universal injunctions.[1]
To date, the government has processed and certified approximately $100 billion in tariff refunds.[1] However, a dispute remains over tariffs for which customs procedures have already concluded.[1] Professor Barry Appleton countered that "the government is collecting this money under a law the Supreme Court says it never authorized."[1] Federal law also establishes that U.S. Customs and Border Protection cannot reprocess tariffs whose administrative refund procedures are no longer available.[1] Judge Richard Eaton presides over the International Trade Court case.[1]