WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Trek Bicycle Corporation is one the thousands of U.S. companies, including major corporations like Costco, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Toyota, that are suing the U.S. government to try to recover tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the Supreme Court ruled illegal on Friday.
Trek filed a complaint Dec. 23, 2025, with the Court of International Trade, listing as defendants the United State of America, the Executive Office of the President, Customs and Border Protection and its Commisioner Rodney Scott, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, USTR Jamieson Greer, and the International Trade Commission.
Trek filed its suit the same day that the CIT stayed all similar cases, saying it would maintain a list of the plaintiffs and "determine the appropriate next steps for resolution" of the cases following a final, inappealable decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United States, the case that the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Terry Precision Cycling is among the plaintiffs in the original V.O.S. case.
Trek's suit noted that lower court decisions invalidated the tariff collection and HTSUS import code revisions that facilitated the tariffs. It asked the court to enjoin the government from collecting more of the tariffs and to refund tariffs paid with interest and other costs, including legal fees. BRAIN was unable to find any similar cases filed by other bicycle companies.
Legal experts say that, for companies that can afford the legal fees, suing may preserve their rights and lead to faster recovery of the paid tariffs and interest, although some government officials have indicated that litigation will not be necessary to recover the tariffs.
