This coat cost $248 in illegal tariffs. Will he ever get the money back?
Importers are in line for tariff refunds. But whether everyone who paid the for the tariffs will get money back is a trickier question.
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Notable Quotes
"They should be refunding people."
— Alex Grossomanides , Other
"Maybe they'll get repaid, but I have no hope they're going to refund me."
— Sue Johnson , Executive
"Even if we do get refunds, we are still not going to be made entirely whole."
— Kacie Wright , Executive
"It may very well be the case that this is an orchestrated theft from the American consumer."
— Jared Slipman , Other
"'They should be refunding people,' the 37-year-old personal trainer from Massachusetts says."
— Alex Grossomanides , Other
"'Maybe they'll get repaid, but I have no hope they're going to refund me,' she says."
— Sue Johnson , Executive
"'Even if we do get refunds, we are still not going to be made entirely whole,' Kacie Wright of Houghton Horns said."
— Kacie Wright , Executive
"'It may very well be the case that this is an orchestrated theft from the American consumer...'"
— Jared Slipman , Other
Key People
A personal trainer from Massachusetts who paid a significant tariff on a jacket.
A consumer who was charged a tariff for receiving a gift of video games from Japan.
Chair of the tax department at Obermayer, advising businesses on tariff refunds.
Owner of Houghton Horns, a musical instrument retailer.
A lamp-maker from California affected by tariffs impacting her business's costs.
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Importers are in line for tariff refunds. But whether everyone who paid the for the tariffs will get money back is a trickier question.
Importers are in line for tariff refunds, but whether everyone who paid the tariffs will get money back is a trickier question.
Importers are in line for tariff refunds, but whether everyone who paid the tariffs will get money back is a trickier question.
Alex Grossomanides paid $248 in tariffs for a French down jacket, which was later deemed invalid by the Supreme Court, initiating a refund process for importers.
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