Paid Again and Again — and Still Paying More

Ganesh Himal Trading is a fair-trade import business that has worked with artisans in Nepal since 1984. For more than 40 years, the business has operated on long-term relationships, ethical sourcing, and stable pricing for customers. That stability unraveled over the past year.

Under the IEEPA tariff regime, Ganesh Himal Trading paid between $5,000 and $10,000 or more per shipment — and received six shipments subject to those tariffs. Each shipment meant another unexpected bill. Another hit to cash flow. Another moment of uncertainty.

To keep prices as stable as possible for customers, the business made painful internal cuts instead. Owners reduced their own wages, absorbing the losses personally in order to protect customers and preserve long-standing fair-trade relationships.

Then came the Supreme Court decision. The IEEPA tariffs were declared unlawful — a ruling that should have brought relief. But relief never came.

Ganesh Himal Trading now faces a new 10% tariff under Section 122, with the ongoing threat that it could increase to 15%. In other words, even after the IEEPA tariffs were struck down, the tariff burden has grown, not disappeared.

Businesses cannot plan when they don’t know what rate will apply next month. They cannot invest when costs shift overnight. They cannot survive indefinitely on exhaustion.

The Supreme Court ruled the IEEPA tariffs illegal. That decision matters. But for businesses like Ganesh Himal Trading, legality without refunds is incomplete justice. Refunds must be full, fast, and automatic.

Small businesses should not have to file complex claims, hire lawyers, wait years for relief, or fear that refunds will be offset by the next tariff increase

Certainty matters. Cash flow matters. Exhaustion is not a business model. 

📢 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.