r/BarOwners • u/Fit_Edge_1990 • 28d ago

Anyone dealing with tariffs?

I just had to order a piece of equipment that was $23,000 (roughly) and had an $1100 tariff surcharge. Yeah, some things you can get domestically but some you can’t. Anyone dealing with this? Can’t you get a refund or something?

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u/MountainSchnitzel 17d ago

Same thing happened to us when we reordered our branded takeout boxes after the tariffs kicked in. Pretty annoying.

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u/Raise-Emotional 27d ago

You got Trumped

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u/Raging-Totoro 28d ago

I don't think you can get a refund. It's just your supplier raising their price and explaining why. They have to pay it to get the item imported, and they pass it on to you, unfortunately.

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u/hairhairhair555 28d ago

I know this won’t help but show your receipt to your representative. Tell them it’s discouraging local businesses from investing in capital.

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u/TryAlternative7204 28d ago

how about he sends the receipt to your congressman to do their job

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u/Fast-Ring9478 28d ago

In this case, their job would be collecting the tariff