US Appeals Court Denies Trump's Tariff Refund Delay

US Appeals Court Denies Trump's Tariff Refund Delay

A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected Donald Trump's attempt to delay legal proceedings related to refunds of his tariffs.

The ruling allows the case to proceed in a lower court, following a significant rebuke by the Supreme Court which struck down many of Trump's global tariffs.

The tariffs, deemed illegal by the high court, had generated over $130 billion for the U.S. government as of late 2025.

Trump and his administration sought a delay in refund litigation, but the appeals court denied this request.

A group of small businesses argued that any delay would be 'plainly unreasonable.'

The case is now set to return to the Court of International Trade after being held up during Trump's appeal to the Supreme Court.

In response to the Supreme Court's ruling, Trump imposed a new 10 percent duty on imports and has threatened to increase this to 15 percent.