Nintendo sues US government for full refund of Trump tariff payments plus interest
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the Trump tariffs were illegal, demands for the return of tariffs have flooded in. Nintendo, whose release of the Nintendo Switch 2 coincided with the imposition of tariffs, has also filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking the full amount of tariffs it paid, plus interest.
Nintendo Suing US Government Over Tariffs
Nintendo Sues US Government, Demands Full Tariff Refund Plus Interest | PCMag
https://www.pcmag.com/news/nintendo-sues-us-government-demands-full-tariff-refund-plus-interest
In 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a uniform 10% tariff on all trading partners, and then imposed reciprocal tariffs, known as the 'Trump Tariffs,' that took into account each country's tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
President Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs hits the tech industry hard, causing stock prices to plummet for Apple, Amazon, Meta, NVIDIA, Alphabet, and Microsoft - GIGAZINE
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However, the International Trade Court ruled the Trump tariffs illegal in May 2025. On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court also ruled the tariffs invalid, and more than 1,000 companies, including major retail chain Costco and logistics company FedEx, have filed lawsuits seeking refunds of the tariffs they paid.
More companies seek refunds from US after Trump tariffs ruled illegal | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/fedex-tariff-trump-supreme-court-costco-9c9cf3062b780dd8ce9f23f5c30891a0
According to the news site Aftermath, Nintendo of America (NOA), Nintendo's American subsidiary, has also filed a lawsuit against the US government, demanding a full refund of the tariffs it paid, plus interest.
The defendants are the Department of the Treasury and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Department of Homeland Security and former Secretary Kristi Noem, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Commissioner Rodney Scott, and the Department of Commerce and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
'This lawsuit concerns unlawful trade actions initiated and implemented by defendants that have resulted in the collection of more than $200 billion in tariffs on imports from nearly every country,' the plaintiffs' lawyers said.
While Customs and Border Protection acknowledged that it has collected $166 billion in tariffs to date, it said it 'cannot comply with the court's order to refund the tariffs at this time.'
Trump tariffs refunds: Customs and Border Protection can't comply with order
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/trump-trade-tariffs-refunds-customs-border-protection.html
Nintendo was hit hard by the impact of Trump's tariffs, as the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 in April 2025 coincided with the Trump tariffs.
Nintendo postpones pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 due to Trump administration's tariff hikes - GIGAZINE
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