The Wednesday court decision blocking President Trump's emergency tariff powers could give companies the option of getting a refund on duties they've paid, but it adds another layer of complexity for companies dealing with the administration's rapidly changing trade policies.

While the White House immediately appealed the decision from the U.S. Court of International Trade, the ruling opens up the possibility that businesses will be able to apply for refunds from the government, trade and legal experts told The Hill.

“It is likely, even though the court order didn’t say anything specific about refunds, that the affected companies will be able to apply for refunds. There is precedent for this,” Jeremy Horpedahl, an economist at the University of Central Arkansas and a scholar with the Cato Institute, told The Hill.

Companies that have previously overpaid on tariffs that have been stacked on top of each other as a result of multiple White House orders have been applying for refunds that U.S. Customs has been processing, Horpedahl said.

“There is grounds for a refund,” Leila Carney, an attorney with Caplin Drysdale, told The Hill. “Whether the government will put in place an administrative process for........

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