“We Paid $1,210,152.45 in Illegal Tariffs”

For one small business in New Jersey, the impact of tariffs is not theoretical — it’s measured down to the cent.

“The President’s comments that the foreign countries are paying these tariffs is completely wrong,” the owner says. “We have paid $1,210,152.45 since the tariffs were announced last April. We have absorbed a significant portion of these added costs, and it has hurt our overall sales”

For a small business, absorbing more than $1.2 million in additional costs is not just a line item on a balance sheet — it affects pricing, competitiveness, and growth.

Stories like this are why small businesses across the country are speaking out. Following the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the IEEPA tariffs, courts have said that the duties collected under that authority should be returned to the businesses that paid them. Now the government must ensure those refunds are delivered quickly and automatically.

Sign the letter to Congress and the Administration demanding full, fast, and automatic repayment so that the small businesses who paid these unlawful tariffs can finally get their money back.