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Nintendo of America is suing the US government over President Trump’s tariffs and is demanding a “prompt refund, with interest” of any duties that it has paid, according to a complaint filed in the US Court of International Trade, as reported previously by Aftermath.
The Supreme Court ruled last month that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy “reciprocal” tariffs was illegal, without specifying how any refunds might work.
Nintendo announced launch details for the Switch 2, including a planned preorder date of April 9th, on the same day Trump announced plans to implement broad tariffs on imports from many countries last year. It pushed back Switch 2 preorders in the US to “assess the potential impact of tariffs,” before eventually launching as planned, but with hiked prices for several accessories.
FedEx has also filed a lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade, asking for a “full refund” of tariff payments. The company said that, if refunds are issued to the company, it will refund customers for Trump’s tariffs to “the shippers and consumers who originally bore those charges.”