The Supreme Court is deciding whether the president has the legal authority to impose certain tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Several justices seem doubtful, noting tariffs are essentially taxes, and questioning how refunds would work if the tariffs were ruled invalid. If the tariffs are struck down, importers might be eligible to request refunds through existing customs procedures, but businesses that paid the costs may face a complicated path toward refund.

Tariff-Induced Refund Claims: Is Your Business Owed Money?

When companies or importers add unexpected tariff-related costs to goods — and then those tariffs are reversed or invalidated — those extra charges don’t automatically disappear for consumers. That’s where McSweeney / Langevin comes in.

What’s going on

• Recent legal developments have raised serious concerns regarding whether some tariffs imposed under emergency import-regulation laws are valid.
• If a tariff is invalidated, any extra cost paid because of the invalid tariff could be subject to a refund. But it’s not automatic, often requiring filing claims, protests, and/or administrative actions under customs and import laws.
• Sometimes these costs get passed down to consumers, retailers, or businesses, meaning consumers might have paid more than fair value for certain goods without even knowing tariffs were the cause.

What this means for your business

If your business purchased goods during a period when disputed tariffs were applied, your business may be entitled to a refund. Whether you’re an importer, a retailer, or an end-customer, you have a right to review how much you paid, and whether it was inflated by unlawful tariffs.

How We Help

At McSweeney / Langevin, we focus on holding big corporations, distributors, retailers, and other wrongdoers accountable for unfair charges or deceptive pricing. Here’s how we can assist your business:

• We analyze tariffs, import documents, and receipts to see if tariff charges were illegally passed to your company.
• We help you gather the necessary paperwork and evidence for a refund claim.
• We pursue claims, whether a class-action, individual lawsuit, or administrative protest, to recover overcharges.
• We work on contingency: If we do not recover funds – you and your business does not have to pay.

Free Review — Know Your Rights

If you’ve paid for products that may have been subject to contested tariffs, potentially entitling your company to a refund, we want to hear from you. Our team is ready to evaluate your situation by reviewing your receipts, statements, etc. and tell you if your business has a claim.

Call us toll-free 24/7 at 1-877-542-4646 for a free, confidential case review.

Why Choose McSweeney / Langevin?

• We fight for consumers and the injured – even when big companies and big government uses complex rules or fine print to try and get away with overcharges.
• Our attorneys deal with real nationwide cases and have a record of recovering millions.
• We believe no one should have to pay more because of unfair, unlawful, or unjust, tariffs.