一位美国贸易法官批准了一项针对特朗普总统全球关税退款问题的集体诉讼申请，这一裁决支持了那些希望借此让更多企业能够顺利拿回款项的进口商。
A US trade judge approved class-action status for a legal fight over refunds for President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, siding with importers who contend that the process will make it easier for a wider group of companies to get their money back.
今年早些时候，美国最高法院裁定特朗普实施的关税政策违法。此后，美国海关部门已累计处理了近1300亿美元的退款申请。在周四发布的裁决中，理查德·伊顿法官正式批准了这项代表所有尚未提交退款申请的进口商的集体诉讼。
US customs authorities already have fully processed almost $130 billion in refunds since the US Supreme Court declared Trump’s tariffs unlawful earlier in the year. Judge Richard Eaton, in an order Thursday, certified a group lawsuit representing all importers who haven’t already submitted claims for payments.
美国政府此前主张，涉及特定类型退款申请的进口商必须单独提起诉讼。这一立场促使那些原本就在申请退款的企业试图扩大现有诉讼的覆盖范围，以纳入更多企业。这些企业认为，集体诉讼机制将有助于那些缺乏诉讼资源的小型企业维护自身权益。
The administration had argued that importers with certain types of claims must file their own lawsuits. That prompted importers already seeking refunds to try to expand the existing litigation to cover a broader group of companies, arguing that a class action would help small businesses that don’t have the resources to sue.
本案案号为Freestyle World Inc. v. Customs and Border Protection, 26-cv-1088，审理机构为位于纽约的美国国际贸易法院。
The case is Freestyle World Inc. v. Customs and Border Protection, 26-cv-1088, US Court of International Trade (New York).