Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, on April 14, 2026. The Trump administration is now accepting applications for tariff refunds, two months after the Supreme Court ruled the tariffs unconstitutional.Oliver Contreras—AFP/Getty Images
After months of waiting, U.S. importers will finally have access to the $166 billion collected from tariffs that were ruled unconstitutional. But as American small businesses battered by the import taxes look to recoup the cost of the levies, they may find it’s more difficult for them than it is for larger, wealthier firms.