Last month, the Supreme Court deemed President Trump’s import tariffs illegal—and now Nintendo of America is suing to get back the money it paid.
On Friday, Nintendo filed a complaint in the U.S. Court of International Trade listing the U.S. Department of Treasury and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent; U.S. Department of Homeland Security and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem; Office of the United States Trade Representative and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer; U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott; and U.S. Department of Commerce and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as defendants.
“This action concerns Defendants’ initiation and administration of unlawful trade measures that have, to date, resulted in the collection of more than $200 billion in tariffs on imports from nearly all countries,” the complaint reads.
Nintendo seeks a refund for the tariffs it paid since February 2025, when Trump first issued executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods. Nintendo initially paused U.S. preorders of the Nintendo Switch 2 because of the situation, which remained chaotic until the Supreme Court’s February 20, 2026 ruling that Trump could not invoke the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to put the tariffs in place.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision, Trump vowed to impose a new 15 percent tariff on global imports under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. At least two dozen states are suing the government for what they say is illegal implementation of these new tariffs.
On March 4, a federal judge in New York ruled that companies that paid Trump’s tariffs are eligible for refunds. More than 1 thousand companies are suing accordingly, now including Nintendo. CNBC reports that Customs and Border Protection told a judge it had collected $166 billion in tariffs as of Wednesday, and as of Friday CBP says it cannot currently comply with the refund order—but a system for processing them could be up and running in 45 days.
Source: Aftermath
