Nintendo demands tariff refund with interest from U.S. government, joining Costco and 1,000+ firms suing over levies ruled unlawful

Nintendo of America has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking a refund, with interest, of import tariffs imposed under former President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive actions, after those tariffs were ruled unlawful by the U.S. Supreme Court. The company sued in the U.S. Court of International Trade, arguing that as the importer of record for its products, it is entitled to recover duties it paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs that the Court found had been improperly implemented. Nintendo’s case is part of a broader legal backlash against the Trump-era tariff program: more than 1,000 companies, including firms such as Costco and FedEx, have filed similar suits seeking refunds for what they characterize as illegally collected duties, following a Supreme Court decision in February 2026 that struck down the IEEPA-based tariffs and a subsequent ruling by Judge Richard Eaton that companies are entitled to reimbursement. The tariffs, imposed from February 2025 on a wide range of imports, led many importers to raise prices to offset higher costs, and Nintendo’s complaint targets the Commerce and Treasury departments and U.S. Customs and Border Protection over trade measures that lawyers say have generated over $200 billion in duties. The refund fight has also created downstream legal exposure for Nintendo: separate from its suit against the government, consumers have filed a class action alleging the company raised prices to pass tariff costs onto buyers and could now receive a second windfall if it recoups those same tariffs plus interest without compensating customers. That consumer lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington state, accuses Nintendo of unjust enrichment and violations of Washington’s consumer protection law, underscoring how the tariff rollback is not only a major trade and fiscal issue but also a point of contention over who ultimately benefits from the reversal of unlawful duties.

✨ AI-generated background, compiled from web sources — not editorial content.

More coverage

• Nintendo faces class action over claims it profited twice from ... (topclassactions.com)
• Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
• Gamers sue Nintendo over tariff refunds, saying ... - Game File (gamefile.news)

Explore the topic

• Regulation
• Tariff
• Macro