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The tariff refund process has begun for businesses. What about customers?

A truck runs by containers at the Uiwang ICD Terminal in Uiwang, South Korea, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Ahn Young-joon/AP
A truck runs by containers at the Uiwang ICD Terminal in Uiwang, South Korea, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

Businesses are finally able to request their tariff refunds. But customers should not expect to get most of the money they spent on tariffs back.

NPR’s personal finance reporter Stephan Bisaha reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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