A surprise credit after an overseas purchase: The tariff refunds now flowing through shippers
- Shippers like FedEx and UPS are passing tariff refunds from the U.S. government to customers who originally paid the tariffs.
- The refunds follow a Supreme Court ruling that struck down tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in 2025.
- Approximately $100 billion in tariffs have been refunded to companies, but consumers will receive only a portion of what they paid.
- FedEx has begun issuing $800 million in refunds, while UPS and DHL are also processing claims for refunds.
- Many large retailers plan to use tariff refunds to lower prices rather than issue direct refunds to consumers.
If you bought something from an overseas vendor last year, it might be time to check your bank account. Shippers including FedEx and UPS that acted as customs brokers for imported packages and received tariff refunds from the U.S. government have started to pass on those refunds to the customers that originally paid the tariffs.
The refunds to consumers are the last step in a monthslong process that kicked off in February when the Supreme Court struck down sweeping tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump in March 2025 under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act on goods from almost every country. So far, about $100 billion in tariffs have been refunded to companies who paid them under a system set up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
FedEx said it has begun the process of issuing $800 million in tariff refunds it received from the government back to the customers that paid them. Customers don’t need to apply to receive their refund, but they can enter tracking numbers for purchased items into a portal on the FedEx website to see whether or not they are due a refund. UPS and DHL are also processing claims for refunds on behalf of their customers.
Major retailers say they could give back some refunds but mostly will use them to lower prices. Amazon executives stated that while they received $600 million in tariff refunds, they would primarily use the refunds to lower prices for customers, rather than issue direct refunds.
海外购买后的意外退款：关税退款现已通过承运人流出
如果您去年从海外供应商那里购买了商品，现在可能是检查您的银行账户的时候了。包括联邦快递和UPS在内的承运人作为进口包裹的海关代理，已开始将从美国政府获得的关税退款转发给最初支付关税的客户。
消费者的退款是一个历时数月的过程的最后一步，该过程始于2月份，当时最高法院裁定取消特朗普总统于2025年3月根据1977年《国际紧急经济权力法》对几乎所有国家实施的广泛关税。到目前为止，约有1000亿美元的关税已根据美国海关和边境保护局设立的系统退还给支付这些关税的公司。
联邦快递表示，它已开始向客户发放其从政府获得的8亿美元关税退款。客户无需申请即可收到退款，但可以在联邦快递网站的门户中输入购买商品的追踪号码，以查看是否有资格获得退款。UPS和DHL也在为其客户处理退款申请。
主要零售商表示，他们可能会退还一些退款，但大多数会将其用于降低价格。亚马逊高管表示，尽管他们在第二季度获得了6亿美元的关税退款，但他们主要会利用这些退款来降低客户的价格，而不是直接发放退款。