FedEx promises to refund customers for ‘illegal’ tariffs

Source: The Verge

FedEx plans to pass along any refunds resulting from the Supreme Court’s ruling that some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are “illegal.” In a statement on its website, FedEx notes that while “no refund process has been established by the courts,” the company will reimburse shippers and consumers impacted by the tariffs if it gets its money back.

The delivery giant issued the statement after filing a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade, asking the Trump administration for a “full refund” of tariff payments. Though FedEx covers the cost of duties and tariffs on a customer’s behalf when packages arrive in the U.S., it bills customers for those charges.

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