Appeals Court Halts Order for Customs Chiefs Testimony in Tariff Refunds Case

Rodney Scott, commissioner for Customs and Border Protection, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a motion by the United States to stay an order requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott to testify in a case before the U.S. Court of International Trade.The dispute stems from litigation over refunds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The U.S. Court of International Trade previously ruled that importers are entitled to refunds of certain tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court determined that IEEPA did not authorize the duties.