The US is issuing billions in tariff refunds. That won’t unwind the damage to the global trading system

Sun, 2 Aug 2026 11:16:59 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-issuing-billions-in-tariff-refunds-that-wont-unwind-the-damage-to-the-global-trading-system-287957>

"An Australian clothing company, Nashie, recently received a six-figure refund
from the US government, including 6% interest, for tariffs it had paid on US
imports. It’s just one of thousands of businesses reclaiming tariffs imposed on
what President Donald Trump called “Liberation Day”.

Of the roughly US$166 billion due to be refunded, more than US$85 billion has
already been returned to businesses.

But while a US Supreme Court ruling in February reversed the tariffs, much of
the economic and political damage, and perhaps some of the Trump
administration’s gains, will be hard to undo."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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