Nintendo sues US government seeking refund for tariffs imposed under 2025 executive orders

Nintendo of America has filed a lawsuit against the United States government seeking refunds for tariffs it paid under trade policies introduced during the administration of President Donald Trump.

The complaint was filed on March 6 in the U.S. Court of International Trade. Nintendo is asking the court to order the government to refund tariffs collected under a series of executive orders issued in 2025.

According to the filing, Nintendo argues the tariffs were unlawful because they were imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The company says the law cannot be used to impose tariffs, citing a recent decision by the Supreme Court.

The lawsuit follows the Supreme Court’s February 20 2026, ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. The decision affirmed earlier court rulings that tariffs imposed through IEEPA were outside the president’s authority.

Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade wrote that “all importers of record’’ were “entitled to benefit’’ from the Supreme Court’s decision and that he would “hear cases pertaining to the refund of IEEPA duties.’’ Nintendo’s filing relies on that ruling as the basis for its request for repayment.

In the lawsuit, Nintendo states that the government imposed tariffs on imports from “a vast swath of countries,” totalling more than $200 billion across affected businesses.

Because Nintendo imports consoles and accessories manufactured overseas, the company says it was directly impacted and required to pay those duties. Nintendo confirmed to Aftermath that it filed the lawsuit but declined to comment further.

The company argues it “has standing to sue because it is the importer of record for goods that were subject to IEEPA Duties” and therefore suffered financial harm after paying the tariffs.

Nintendo is asking the court to order refunds with interest, declare the duties unlawful, prevent further collection and require the government to reprocess import entries that included the tariffs so the money can be returned.

The tariffs were introduced beginning in February 2025 and targeted imports from countries including China, Canada and Mexico, with later orders expanding duties to dozens of countries.

Nintendo joins more than 1,000 businesses and about two dozen states that have filed similar lawsuits seeking refunds for tariffs imposed under the same legal authority.