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For some small businesses, a tariff refund isn't worth the pain of pursuing it
About 2,000 companies, including FedEx, Costco, and L'Oreal, have sued for refunds in the U.S. Court of International Trade, with more litigants likely.
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Reuters - Wed, 04, Mar 2026
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Lee Siegel, CEO of ECR4Kids, walks at one of his company’s facilities in San Diego, California, U.S., March 2, 2026. / REUTERS/Mike Blake
The day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the tariffs that had cost Ian Rosenberger's backpack company Day Owl tens of thousands of dollars, friends started texting him their congratulations. He didn't share their elation.
"I don't see any possible way to get that money back," said Rosenberger, whose Pittsburgh-based company, with just a few million dollars in sales, likely could not afford attorneys' fees.
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