Nintendo sues u.s. government over tariffs, demands refund

Nintendo is aggressively challenging the U.S. government's imposition of tariffs, filing a lawsuit seeking a refund with interest. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade today, centers on tariffs levied last year under former President Donald Trump’s controversial International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

Nintendo targets trump-era tariffs, seeking $166 billion refund

The company is specifically pursuing refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court invalidated last month, ruling that Trump’s use of IEEPA was unlawful. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) collected approximately $166 billion in duties and deposits under these emergency tariffs.

Trump, during a 2019