[fuoqi]

Let the fun of returning hundreds of billions of the illegal tariff revenue back to importers through litigation begin!

[sowbug]

Will I get back the $17 DHL charged to collect the $1 tariff on the cat toys I bought from China?

Actual event may not have occurred, but DHL flat fee is real.

[TiredOfLife]

> $17 DHL charged

You can't do that yourself? In my EU country if I get a package with tax and customs fee I can pay myself and not pay DHL.

Is it like the gas pump thing? Where you can't do it yourself.

[cmurf]

Send a letter requesting a full refund.

If they refuse, sue them in small claims court.

[fuoqi]

Sure, if you are ready to sue the US government for that. /s

I dunno if a class-action lawsuit is realistic or not in this case or how likely a court decision stating that all tariff revenue must be refunded.

[SV_BubbleTime]

Were cat toys not made in the US? Especially if you were to factor and $18 delta?

Sorry, but tariffs on aluminum or steel that is only made in China or microchips or components. I think that’s a valid discussion to have. … you’re complaining about disposable cat toys that were likely made in a sweat shop where the workers were not making a livable wage and then putting in a container on a ship burning crude oil and pushed around the world so you can have some junk that was a couple dollars cheaper than a domestic option?

Not the same thing.

[leopoldj]

"The ruling was silent on whether tariffs that have been paid under the higher rates will need to be refunded." - from CNBC

[fuoqi]

This is why I mentioned "litigation" in my comment, i.e. you probably would need to separately sue the government if you want to refund the tariffs.

[keernan]

The tariffs were paid by the ultimate consumer. Importers that sue will have a difficult time proving actual damages.

[rapnie]

Trillions even, according to some sources.

[krapp]

Don't worry, DOGE saved us so much money it won't even matter /s.