One Small Step for Importers: Federal Circuit Clears the Way for IEEPA Tariff Refund Litigation to Resume

Refund claimants secured an important procedural victory on March 2, 2026, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied the government a stay and ordered V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump, Case No. 25-1812, remanded back to the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT). While procedural in nature, the decision marks another step forward for importers seeking refunds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).... By: Buchalter