The wholesaler is the latest company to file a lawsuit against a federal agency over the president’s signature economic policy.

Costco Wholesale has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful.

The company said in a Nov. 28 filing that it is seeking a “full refund” of all IEEPA duties paid as a result of Donald Trump’s executive order which imposed what he called “reciprocal” tariffs.

“Because IEEPA does not clearly authorize the President to set tariffs…the Challenged Tariff Orders cannot stand and the defendants are not authorized to implement and collect them,” Costco’s lawyer writes in the lawsuit.

Global cosmetics giant Revlon, eyeglass maker EssilorLuxottica, motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki, canned foods seller Bumble Bee, Japanese auto supplier Yokohama Tire and many smaller firms have also filed similar suits

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
    41·
    15 hours ago

    Are you one of those people that thinks the Epstein files are going to bring Trump down too? Whem you own the justice system it just lies there and licks your filthy taint.

    Good on Costco but at best this will maybe minimize the number of card carrying klan rednecks that shop there and thats about it.

    • Washedupcynic@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      15 hours ago

      I’m cynical enough to believe that nothing will come of the files, but deep down in my core there is a tiny piece of hope.