{
  "id": 3401122,
  "title": "USA: Refund of US tariffs: Who benefits from it – and who passes it on",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/usa-ruckzahlung-von-us-zollen-wer-davon-profitiert-und-wer-sie",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:02:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/us-zoelle-wer-von-den-rueckzahlungen-profitiert-und-wer-sie-weiterreicht/100248790.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The US Supreme Court has ruled that certain tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were unlawful, leading to $129 billion in refunds being processed by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). German companies, including DHL, Siemens Healthineers, Merck, Sartorius, Fresenius Medical Care, and Dräger, have received millions of euros in refunds, which many plan to pass on to their customers. DHL received the largest refund to date, at €416 million, while Siemens Healthineers used its refund to increase its earnings forecast. The refunds relate to tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977.",
  "summary": "After a Supreme Court ruling, the US has to refund billions of dollars in tariffs that were raised unlawfully. Which German companies are unexpectedly getting money back - and what they plan to do with it.",
  "key_points": [
    "Supreme Court overturns part of disputed US tariffs in February",
    "German companies benefit from multi-million dollar US tariff refunds",
    "DHL receives largest refund of 416 million euros in 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Deutsche Unternehmen wie DHL profitieren von millionenschweren Zollrückerstattungen aus den USA, müssen aber einen Großteil der erhaltenen Gelder an ihre Kunden weiterreichen.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}