American Businesses Paid $246 Billion in Presidential Tariffs from March 2025 to January 2026

New January data shows $23 billion in extra tariffs collected, of which over 40% were unaffected by SCOTUS decision; IEEPA tariffs that were struck down already have been largely replaced, and the administration launched new tariff reviews this week

Also: See what companies in each state has paid in now illegal IEEPA tariffs HERE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 12, 2026 - We Pay the Tariffs today released comprehensive national and state-by-state data today on the impact of presidential tariffs, showing that American businesses paid $246 billion in extra tariffs on U.S. imports from March 2025 through January 2026. These are the additional tariff costs associated with executive authorities, including the illegally imposed International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs and the Section 232 tariffs.

In January 2026 alone, American businesses paid $23 billion in presidential tariffs. Although the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs on February 20th  the administration has already moved to replace the struck-down tariffs with new Section 122 tariffs. 

The new data, compiled by Trade Partnership Worldwide after the federal government released new data today, provides a detailed breakdown of tariff costs in all 50 states. The costs are borne by businesses nationwide and across the political spectrum: California has paid $46 billion in additional presidential tariffs, Texas $26 billion, Michigan $16 billion, Georgia $15 billion, Illinois $12 billion, and Ohio $8.1 billion. 

The map below showing topline tariff costs by state, as well as state-specific reports, is available at https://www.wepaythetariffs.com/impact-map.

The map showing state by state costs for just the now illegal IEEPA tariffs, is available HERE

“Almost 40% of the presidential tariffs collected in January were unaffected by the Supreme Court IEEPA decision, and what were affected have been largely replaced already,” said Dan Anthony, Executive Director of We Pay the Tariffs. “The administration’s announcement of even more tariff reviews dashes all hope that small businesses or American families will see relief from high costs any time soon.”

The state-by-state data demonstrates that tariff costs are not concentrated in a few regions but are borne by businesses nationwide. The ten states paying the most in presidential tariffs include California ($46B), Texas ($26B), Michigan ($16B), Georgia ($15B), Illinois ($12B), New Jersey ($10B), New York ($10B), Florida ($8.4B), Ohio ($8.1B), and Tennessee ($7.9B).

Small Business Interviews Available:

We Pay the Tariffs can connect media with small business owners from across the country who can describe firsthand the impact of tariffs on their operations, employees, and customers. Contact press@wepaythetariffs.com to arrange interviews.

About the Data

All data come from Trade Partnership Worldwide’s State Tariff Tracker (“Tracker”) database. The Tracker combines national import and tariff data from the U.S. Census Bureau (Census), including details on special provisions that either lower tariffs (e.g., preference claims such as USMCA) or increase them (e.g., Chapter 99 rates for Section 301 or IEEPA tariffs), tariff schedules from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and state import value data from Census. Trade Partnership Worldwide data is frequently cited in national and international media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, ABC, NBC, CBS, Axios, Politico, CNBC, CNN, BBC, and more.

View State-by-State Data: The map showing tariff costs for all 50 states is available athttps://www.wepaythetariffs.com/impact-map

About We Pay the Tariffs

We Pay the Tariffs is a grassroots coalition of over 1,100 small businesses that advocates against tariffs and for full, fast, and automatic refunds of unlawfully collected IEEPA tariffs. The coalition filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court and continues to advocate for small business relief. Members include restaurants, manufacturers, retailers, game companies, importers, and other enterprises from every U.S. region. The vast majority of members are micro businesses with 10 or fewer employees. For more information: www.wepaythetariffs.com

MEDIA CONTACT: press@wepaythetariffs.com