IEEPA Tariffs and Refunds: A Complete Timeline, 2025 to 2026

Every key date in the IEEPA tariff story, from the February 2025 orders through the Supreme Court decision, the end of collection, CAPE phases, and the court orders on refunds.

By the TariffClarity editorial team. Published September 24, 2026

2025: the tariffs

DateEvent
Feb 1, 2025Executive orders impose IEEPA duties on Canada, Mexico, and China.
Feb 4, 202510 percent duty on Chinese goods takes effect.
Mar 4, 2025Duties on Canada and Mexico take effect; China duty rises to 20 percent.
Mar 7, 2025USMCA-qualifying goods from Canada and Mexico become exempt.
Apr 2, 2025Reciprocal tariff order (Executive Order 14257) signed.
Apr 5, 202510 percent baseline reciprocal tariff takes effect.
Apr 9-10, 2025Country rates take effect and are paused for 90 days, except China, which rises to 125 percent.
May 2, 2025De minimis ends for goods from China and Hong Kong.
May 14, 2025China reciprocal rate cut to 10 percent.
May 28, 2025Court of International Trade rules against the IEEPA tariffs in V.O.S. Selections.
Aug 1, 2025Canada rate on non-USMCA goods rises to 35 percent.
Aug 6, 2025Additional 40 percent duty on Brazil.
Aug 7, 2025Revised country-specific reciprocal rates take effect.
Aug 27, 2025Additional 25 percent duty on India.
Aug 29, 2025Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, affirms 7-4; de minimis suspended for all countries.
Sep 8, 2025Annex II exemptions revised.
Nov 5, 2025Supreme Court hears argument.
Nov 10, 2025China opioid-related duty cut to 10 percent.
Nov 13, 2025Agricultural products exempted from the reciprocal tariff.

2026: the ruling and refunds

DateEvent
Feb 6, 2026CBP moves to ACH-only refunds.
Feb 20, 2026Supreme Court rules 6-3 in Learning Resources v. Trump that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs; IEEPA tariff orders terminated; Section 122 surcharge proclaimed.
Feb 24, 2026CBP stops collecting IEEPA duties; 10 percent Section 122 surcharge begins.
Mar 4, 2026Court of International Trade orders refunds for all importers of record (later appealed).
Apr 20, 2026CAPE Phase 1 opens.
May 7, 2026Court of International Trade strikes down the Section 122 surcharge for three plaintiffs; stayed on appeal May 12.
May 29, 2026CBP says it needs a court order to refund finally liquidated entries.
Early June 2026Government appeals orders extending refunds to importers that did not sue.
Jun 29, 2026CAPE Phase 2 opens for reconciliation-flagged entries.
Jul 15, 2026Court orders reliquidation of finally liquidated entries for importers that sued.
Jul 24, 2026Section 122 surcharge reaches its 150-day limit.
Aug 6, 2026Class certification motion argued.
Aug 13, 2026Court of International Trade upholds the IEEPA suspension of de minimis.
Oct 6, 2026CAPE Phase 3 scheduled, for importers that sued.

What this means for importers

The date each entry was made decides which IEEPA duties it paid. See the country guides for rates by origin.

General information, not legal or customs advice. Facts last reviewed September 24, 2026. Confirm dates and options for your entries with a licensed professional.

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