$9,430 Paid. Now It Must Be Returned.

When Vargas, LLC, a small business in Arizona, paid $9,430.00 in additional tariffs under IEEPA, there was no choice. The candle and soap business absorbed months of rising material costs — wax, fragrance oils, packaging, and other essential inputs. Margins disappeared. Prices had to rise. Sales fell. Three production employees were laid off. Revenue collapsed.

Now, the Supreme Court has struck down the IEEPA tariffs. That ruling was a critical victory. But for Vargas, LLC — and hundreds of other small businesses — a legal decision alone does not restore what was lost. The money was already paid.

To this small business, that $9,430 was:

• Wages that could have kept three employees on payroll.

• Capital that could have funded marketing, inventory, or new product development.

• Cash flow that could have kept the doors open without raising prices.

Instead, Vargas also had to spend additional money on website updates and marketing just to try to offset the damage. Survival became the priority. Growth became impossible.

Now the question is simple: Will small businesses get their money back? Refunds must be full, fast, and automatic. Small businesses should not be forced into months of paperwork, legal fees, or uncertainty to reclaim funds collected under an unlawful tariff regime.

The Supreme Court ruling corrected the law. Now Congress and the Administration must correct the financial harm. Vargas, LLC paid $9,430. That money belongs back in the hands of the small business that earned it.

📢 Take Action. If you are a small business who want’s their money back, add your name to our letter to Congress and the Administration. Sign the refund letter today and demand that unlawfully collected IEEPA tariffs be returned without delay.