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You've seen this on your invoices

Every one of these is a tariff cost your supplier passed through to you. Every one may be recoverable as part of the tariff refund now being paid out.

"We are implementing a temporary tariff surcharge of 12% effective March 1, 2025 due to recently imposed IEEPA duties on imported goods."

Supplier price increase notice,
Q1 2025

"IEEPA Duty Adjustment: $4,287.00"

Line item on supplier invoice,
2025

"Due to ongoing tariff costs on imported product, we have adjusted our pricing on the following SKUs. Effective immediately."

Email from distributor,
early 2025

"Trade Cost Recovery Fee: $0.18/unit"

Distribution contract addendum,
2025

What happened

Where did the money go?

When IEEPA tariffs took effect in early 2025, US suppliers started paying higher costs on everything they imported. They were legally required to. Customs collects at the border, no exceptions.

Most suppliers didn't absorb those costs. They passed them through. The price increases and surcharges on your invoices were their tariff costs landing in your budget.

Then federal courts stepped in.Multiple courts have ruled against the use of IEEPA as authority to impose these tariffs, and the duties collected at the border are now being refunded to the importers who paid them.

The company that charged you is now being made whole. You haven't been.

If you bought from one of those importers, the tariff cost passed to you came out of your budget. The tariff refund went to theirs.

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HOW TO GET IT BACK

Your tariff refund claim is against your suppliers, not the government.

Free assessment

A quick conversation to size up your exposure. We look at your industry, your supply categories, and the kind of suppliers in your mix to gauge whether there's enough at stake to justify pursuing. No cost, no obligation.

Build the foundation

A high-level look at your business. Who your suppliers are, how much you spend with each, and the financial baseline that shapes your real cost structure, so we know which relationships are worth pursuing first.

Build the case, supplier by supplier

We work one supplier at a time, starting with the largest. Transaction history, supporting documentation, communications that touched pricing, and the product-level details that drive the math.

Demand and recovery

Our legal partners issue a formal demand on contractual and unjust enrichment grounds. Most cases resolve at the demand stage. Where escalation is needed, we stay coordinated through resolution.

YOUR INDUSTRY

See what a tariff refund looks like for businesses like yours

Hospitality

Most med-surg consumables come in from overseas. Tariff costs flowed through on every PO, across every department. Across a system, the dollars are larger than they look.

Linens, towels, and bedding
Room amenities and toiletries
Kitchen smallwares and equipment
Case goods, lighting, and furniture
Cleaning and housekeeping supplies

Janitorial and Sanitation

Most disposable JanSan products are manufactured overseas. Your suppliers passed tariff costs through on every restock, and high-volume buyers feel it the hardest.

Nitrile and disposable gloves
Trash liners and can liners
Microfiber cloths and wipers
Cleaning chemicals and degreasers
Paper products and dispensers

Hospitality

Most med-surg consumables come in from overseas. Tariff costs flowed through on every PO, across every department. Across a system, the dollars are larger than they look.

Linens, towels, and bedding
Room amenities and toiletries
Kitchen smallwares and equipment
Case goods, lighting, and furniture
Cleaning and housekeeping supplies

Janitorial and Sanitation

Most disposable JanSan products are manufactured overseas. Your suppliers passed tariff costs through on every restock, and high-volume buyers feel it the hardest.

Nitrile and disposable gloves
Trash liners and can liners
Microfiber cloths and wipers
Cleaning chemicals and degreasers
Paper products and dispensers

Healthcare

Most med-surg consumables come in from overseas. Tariff costs flowed th

Exam and surgical gloves
Isolation gowns and surgical drapes
Disposable instruments and trays
Facility consumables and PPE
Medical equipment components

Multifamily

Maintenance supply and unit turn material costs climbed in 2025. Across a portfolio, those increases compound on every turn and every CapEx project.

Appliances and replacement units
HVAC filters and components
Plumbing parts and fixtures
Lighting and electrical materials
Flooring and unit turn materials

Electrical Contractors

Material costs spiked across every job bid in 2025. The increases that hit between bid and build ate into margins on work you'd already priced.

Wire and conduit
Panels and switchgear
Lighting and fixtures
Electrical devices and components
Tools and safety equipment

Other industries

If your business buys substantial volumes from US distributors or importers, you likely have a tariff refund worth pursuing. The mechanic is the same anywhere suppliers passed tariff costs through, the free assessment will tell you whether the dollars are there to pursue.

Raw materials and components
Packaging materials
Finished imported product
Industrial equipment
MRO supplies

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm not an importer. How can I claim a tariff refund?

You don't need to have imported anything directly. If your US supplier passed tariff costs to you through higher prices or invoice surcharges, you funded a cost the government is now refunding. Your tariff refund claim is against your supplier, and it's grounded in what you actually paid.

How do I know if my supplier qualifies?

Your supplier qualifies if they import the products you buy from them. If you're buying from a US distributor that brings goods into the country and sells them to you, that's the right target. If you're buying from a reseller two or three steps removed from the importer, the path gets messy fast, and the cleanest tariff refund recoveries come from direct relationships with the importing party. The free assessment will tell you which side of that line you're on.

My supplier never sent a formal surcharge notice, just raised prices. Does that still count?

Yes. If your supplier raised prices in 2025 and attributed those increases to tariffs in any written communication, that's recoverable. Even without a formal notice, we can match your product categories to affected HTS codes and calculate what the tariff component should have been.

Will pursuing a tariff refund damage my relationship with my supplier?

It doesn't have to. We approach these conversations strategically, with documentation rather than a complaint. Your supplier is in a difficult position if the tariff refund has been issued and they haven't passed it through. A well-documented claim is usually enough to move things forward.

Is my supplier legally required to return the money?

If there's tariff repayment language in your supplier agreement, you have a direct contractual basis. If there isn't, the argument is still strong. Your supplier charged you for a cost the government has ruled unlawful and is now refunding. Most suppliers would rather resolve this quietly than explain why they're keeping it.

How much could I realistically recover?

It depends on your supply spend and how much of it was hit by tariff pass-throughs. As a quick illustration, if 10% of your supply spend was tariff exposed, a company spending $10M on affected categories has roughly $1M of pass-through dollars in play. The invoice audit is the only way to get your real number, and the audit is free.

Is there any financial risk to us?

None. No upfront cost, no retainer. Our fee is a percentage of what we actually recover. If there's no tariff refund, you owe us nothing.

A Track Record Across Government Refund Programs

One Eagle Advisory has helped businesses recover millions of dollars through government refund and tax credit programs. The expertise spans ERC, R&D tax credits, cost segregation, and now tariff refund recovery, all programs where eligibility is complex, documentation requirements are strict, and the difference between a recovered claim and a missed one comes down to process.

Tariff refund liquidity follows the same pattern. A claim sitting in limbo, waiting on CBP processing or government action, is an asset. One Eagle Advisory turns it into cash, without the wait, without the debt, and without the uncertainty.

Talk to a tariff recovery specialist today.

Tariff Refund Recovery

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See what a tariff refund looks like for businesses like yours

Hospitality

Janitorial and Sanitation

Hospitality

Janitorial and Sanitation

Healthcare

Multifamily

Electrical Contractors

Other industries

Not sure what your claim is worth? That's exactly what the assessment figures out.

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm not an importer. How can I claim a tariff refund?

How do I know if my supplier qualifies?

My supplier never sent a formal surcharge notice, just raised prices. Does that still count?

Will pursuing a tariff refund damage my relationship with my supplier?

Is my supplier legally required to return the money?

How much could I realistically recover?

Is there any financial risk to us?

A Track Record Across Government Refund Programs

Your suppliers are getting paid. The only question is whether your share of the tariff refund comes with it.