Well if the focus was on thought then things might be a bit different, but that would mean not using what little brain cells you have left to trying and fenagle your way into a peace prize or slapping your name on buildings.
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BWAHAHAHAH
I remember when it was finally settled that the Electric company was illegally charging everyone a surcharge that came to $20 a month. When asked if every rate payer would get a refund the answer was “no because you voluntarily paid it”
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Or Airports
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I heard talk on the news that companies should be reimbursed. If companies get reimbursed, consumers should get their money back from the companies. Either that or they reimburse customers directly. We all know that we had raised our prices to stay in business, so the people who paid for tariffs were the customers.
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No because tariffs are still very much active. Nothing has changed; in fact, although temporarily tariffs have gone up 10%. There is a suit where companies are trying to get the tariffs back but there are actual liquidation rules which make trying to get a refund impossible.
- Liquidation as a Bar: Under U.S. customs law, once an entry is liquidated, it is considered final. If not protested within 180 days, the payment is generally not recoverable, even if the tariff is later found to be unlawful.
No way government is refunding tariff money or will fight tooth and nail not to. Like DJT, there can be suits and counter suits. So the likelihood of DJT litigating the Supreme Court is very likely - like he has done to every other institution.
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Many distributors and retailers who were not the importer of record have hired attorneys to pressure the importers who are suing the government for refunds to share with them any rebates, and did so before today’s decision.
It is likely much of any tariff refund will go to lawyers.
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All the customers should sue for their share, too. Yes, lawyers will get plenty.
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I am confused.
You saying that you as a customer of an importer/distributor wish to be re-imbursed, as that caused you to increase your prices to stay in business?
If so, then logic has it, that once you are reimbursed, then you as well need to reimburse your customers.
Regardless, no importer, wholesaler or retailer will reimburse anyone, so it is not worth even discussing that nonsense.
If anything, the big boys (Walmart, Costco, etc) will simply have a sale called something like
“The Tariff Tax you were told you did not pay, but did pay and continue to pay Presidents Day Sale”
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I do not wish to be reimbursed. We (companies) have been reimbursed by passing the cost onto the consumer. We never effectively paid the tariffs. The consumers should be reimbursed directly. Companies did not pay the tariffs; consumers did.
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Nothing has changed; in fact, although temporarily tariffs have gone up 10% 15%
You blinked, so I FIFY
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We paid some of those tariffs. If we had passed the full value of the tariffs directly to the consumer, our prices would have risen too much. Competitors who raised their prices less would have undercut us, and customers would have been (more) repelled by the sudden price increases. The same phenomenon occurs with sales tax; merchants end up absorbing a significant portion of the tax to stay competitive and to keep prices low enough that they don’t lose more in lost sales than they recoup in higher prices.
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I think we all try to absorb it initially, but after a while, we all start to raise prices, because everyone else will raise prices and then we don’t have to keep prices down so much because the others did not. We will probably reap the “benefits,” because no one is going to lower prices after this, even if the tariffs stop. I say “benefits,” because our costs will stay up because those who sell materials to us will keep their prices up, so we must keep our prices up. There is no benefit for those of us who make our products from American-made materials. The benefits would be to those who directly import products or materials. They will keep prices up though they no longer have to pay tariffs.
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Yes sort of but in the competitive landscape those prices are not proportionate. All costs have gone up, but prices are not commensurate. For instance, in my niche we compete directly with China based sellers who have at least a 15-25% margin band above us. The usual idiotic response is why don’t I invest in a $10m Fab infrastructure to build in America. You can’t argue with idiots.
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Just my guess, no refunds will be issued, no changes will be made, no court orders will be followed. Just my opinion based upon past data.
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I am not supposed to post about anything political, but If interested, Google how Howie Lutnick’s sons, who are now running Cantor-Fitzgerald, were selling some kind of hedge to profit from, in the event the tariffs were repealed.
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Corruption is beyond belief at this point.
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In UPS’s web site:
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the emergency tariffs imposed in 2025. The ruling did not address refunds.
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All other tariffs on U.S. imports charged by and paid to the U.S. government, including Sec. 232 and 301 tariffs, are not affected by this ruling.
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Today, the White House also announced an additional 10 percent global tariff under Sec. 122.
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As required, UPS will follow instruction from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other relevant government authorities on when to stop collecting IEEPA tariffs on behalf of the U.S. government, and on the collection of any new tariffs. Such instruction has not yet been provided.
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We remain committed to helping our customers navigate changes to trade policies, while complying with all government regulations. For the latest information, please visit ups.com.
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Notice on ebay:
Following the US Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs, we’re working with our shipping partners to manage impacts for eBay buyers and sellers. We’ll update the community as more information becomes available.
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No emotion, no politics, just business. Why would they have a price drop then or ever? Once commercial or individual customers swallow the increase, why lower it?
For us only less than 1% of our raw materials come from offshore. For that reason the tariffs issue only helps us. We have a R&D unit in our case Research and Development. The offshore competitors, have Research and Duplicate departments. We see it every time a product becomes popular that we created with our hands and hearts.
Is what it is.
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market forces
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