President Donald Trump smiles from the field before the 126th America’s Game between the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Dec. 13, 2025.
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The United States has collected more than $200 billion in tariffs this year as a result of new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump starting in early 2025, Customs and Border Protection announced Monday.
The tally comes as the Supreme Court considers arguments that the new tariffs are illegal.
The $200 billion amount covers only new tariffs and does not include tariffs imposed during President Trump’s first term in the White House. These previous tariffs do not face the same legal challenges as the new tariffs.
Earlier this year, President Trump unilaterally imposed what he called reciprocal tariffs on imports from most countries around the world without Congressional approval.
He also imposed “fentanyl tariffs” on products from Canada, China and Mexico, in retaliation for those countries’ failure to stop the deadly drug from entering the United States.
September 9, 2025, a container ship in the Port of Long Beach, California.
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“Thanks to more than 40 executive orders issued by President Donald Trump’s administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection collected more than $200 billion in tariffs between January 20 and December 15, 2025,” CBP said in a statement.
“These numbers confirm CBP’s effectiveness in promoting safe, fair and compliant trade and strengthening the national and economic security of the United States.”
Tariff collections in November fell for the first time since President Trump announced a wide range of new tariffs in April. The government collected $30.75 billion in customs duties last month, down slightly from the $31.15 billion collected in October.
The decline occurred as cargo shipments to the U.S. slowed in the face of tariffs and as President Trump lowered some tariffs.
“CBP’s enforcement is yielding results,” CBP Director Rodney Scott said in a statement.
“Through a combination of intelligence-led targeting, rigorous surveillance, and swift action, we are protecting the American economy, protecting American industries, and holding accountable those who seek to break our trade laws,” Scott said.
If the Supreme Court rules that President Trump’s new tariffs are illegal, the court could say that companies that have paid the tariffs so far are entitled to refunds.
In a 7-4 decision in August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a ruling by the Court of International Trade that ruled President Trump did not have the authority to impose tariffs without Congressional consent.
“Congress’s core power to impose taxes, such as tariffs, is vested exclusively in the Legislature by the Constitution,” the Federal Circuit said in its decision. “Tariffs are a central power of Congress.”
Warehouse club retail giant in late November costco The company joins a group of other companies suing the Trump administration for full refunds of tariffs paid so far this year and asked the court to continue blocking the collection of tariffs while the Supreme Court case moves forward.
