WePayTheTariffs

Want your tariff money back? Over 850 small businesses are calling for full, fast, and automatic tariff refunds. Join them. Sign the letter. wepaythetariffs.com/sign-the-refun…

“We’ve been in survival mode for almost a year.” This is what tariffs look like for a small business. Loans. Lost customers. Constant pressure.

$4.5B in tariff refunds at stake for Pennsylvania businesses. penncapital-star.com/economy/with-4…

Businesses paid these costs upfront and are still waiting on refunds. pymnts.com/business/2026/…

Four small businesses. Same outcome. • 85% drop in net income • $220K in tariffs paid • Hiring delayed • Growth stalled Tariffs are hitting Main Street in real ways. Refunds are critical for recovery. Read their stories: wepaythetariffs.com/post/coalition…

50 days. That’s how long small businesses have been waiting for tariff refunds they’re owed. Bills don’t wait. Payroll doesn’t wait. Why should they?

For this WPTT coalition member, “survival mode” is where this small business has been for almost a year. Tariffs hit. Costs spiked. Everything changed. Read their story: wepaythetariffs.com/post/survival-…

$17B in tariffs paid by Michigan businesses in less than a year. As officials talk about manufacturing growth, small businesses are still carrying the cost.

@NPR quoting We Pay the Tariffs data in their most recent coverage of small businesses. $151B in tariff costs shows the scale of the IEEPA robbery of small businesses. npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-…

Ohio businesses paid $8.7B in tariffs in less than a year. As conversations around "reindustrialization" continue, small businesses remain focused on the financial reality: tariffs are taking a toll.

If higher costs and fewer manufacturing jobs is ‘success,’ what does failure look like? Michigan + Ohio: → $25.7B in tariffs → Jobs at multi-year lows Small businesses are footing the bill and people are paying the price. Full story: wepaythetariffs.com/post/as-trade-…

A year later, small businesses are still dealing with tariff fallout. houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…

After 40+ years in business, a new challenge: tariffs. A We Pay The Tariffs coalition member paid nearly $30K and had to pause hiring. Refund delays don’t just sit on paper, they stall real businesses. Read the op-ed: spokesman.com/stories/2026/m…

Nearly $220,000. That’s what one We Pay The Tariffs coalition member paid in tariffs. Less hiring. Higher prices. Slower growth. This is who tariffs actually hit. Read the op-ed: baltimoresun.com/2026/03/31/sma…

Tariff refunds = real stimulus for small businesses. A We Pay The Tariffs coalition member in the Richmond Times makes it clear: this isn’t theoretical relief, it’s money already paid and urgently needed back. richmond.com/opinion/column…

$6.8 BILLION. That's what South Carolina businesses paid in tariffs in less than a year. 90% of it? Presidential action. Zero congressional approval. The courts said refunds are owed. South Carolina is still waiting. #WePayTheTariffs #SouthCarolina

67% more spent on inventory. 40% less coffee to show for it. A small Ohio roaster ate every cost increase. Packaging, green coffee, supplies, tariffs hit all of it. The courts say refunds are owed, so why are they still waiting?

Pennsylvania businesses in our coalition are demanding refunds on $4.5 billion in illegal tariffs. lvb.com/pa-small-busin…

$6.3 BILLION paid by North Carolina businesses. That money is gone, but these small businesses are OWED.

$265 billion. That is what American businesses have paid in presidential tariffs, with $151 billion coming in recent years alone. One year after “Liberation Day,” small businesses are still footing the bill. Read more: wepaythetariffs.com/post/new-data-…

It's been one year since Liberation Day tariffs hit. For Kacie Wright, who runs Houghton Horns in Keller, Texas, the bills are still coming in. Even a refund won't cover everything she's had to float. Watch her story and three others here: youtube.com/watch?v=VtAtbO…