Denver. The U.S. government opened an online portal to accept refund requests for more than $160 billion in tariffs collected last year, allowing businesses to declare amounts paid and seek repayment. Local small businesses say the portal addresses a major uncertainty, but they face questions about timing, whether and how refunds will reach them, and who will file claims when they were not the importer of record. Denver retailer Aktiv, run by Nate Axvig and his wife, imports Scandinavian clothing and said tariffs spiked about 30 percent after the Trump administration's actions, adding roughly $25,000 in extra costs that were passed on to customers. Axvig said he paid tariffs through major shippers such as DHL, FedEx and UPS, which must apply for refunds and are developing their own portals; shippers have told him the process could take 60 to 90 days, and he urged shoppers to support local businesses while they wait.
Prepared by Christopher Adams and reviewed by editorial team.
如果你注意到家乡商店的价格上涨,这可能是原因。关税退款可能意味着价格下降,特别是对于像 Aktiv 这样的小型企业提供的商品。但这可能需要几个月的时间。在此期间,请继续支持本地企业。
这个退款门户对受关税影响的企业来说是一件大事。然而,退款何时以及如何到达他们手中仍然不确定。如果您是顾客,预计会遇到一些价格波动。如果您认识小型企业主,值得转发。
付了现已无效关税的进口商和美国企业将从约1660亿美元的潜在退款中获益,从而改善流动性并抵消之前增加的进口成本。
美国财政部面临巨额还款和行政负担,而依赖较高关税保护的企业可能会失去价格优势并面临市场调整。
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