FedEx Faces Lawsuit as Customers Seek Tariff Refunds After US SC Ruling
Proposed class action in Miami alleges shippers were wrongly charged import duties under Trump-era emergency tariffs.
Staff WriterMar 5, 2026, 4:05 AMFedEx has been sued in federal court on behalf of customers seeking refunds from the global shipping company after the US Supreme Court ruled this month that President Donald Trump unlawfully imposed billions of dollars in emergency tariffs on imported goods.
The proposed class action in federal court in Miami, Florida, seeks compensation for potentially millions of shippers who paid import duties and related fees on products they say should have entered the United States duty-free.
FedEx said in a statement on Friday: “If refunds are issued to FedEx, we will issue refunds to the shippers and consumers who originally bore those charges.”
However, Friday’s lawsuit said FedEx’s promise was not legally enforceable. “Our goal is to return to American consumers every penny they were improperly charged,” said John Yanchunis, a lawyer for plaintiff Matthew Reiser, a Miami resident.
FedEx is among at least 2,000 companies already suing the federal government in the US Court of International Trade to recover tariffs they paid on imported goods under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The US Supreme Court ruled on February 20, in a 6–3 decision, that Trump overstepped his authority by using the emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs.
Reiser, the plaintiff in Friday’s lawsuit, said FedEx billed him $36 — including $21 in IEEPA duties and $15 in brokerage and clearance fees — for his purchase of tennis shoes from a German retailer. The lawsuit said no duty should have been required.
On Friday, toymaker Hasbro (HAS.O) joined thousands of companies suing the government for tariff refunds in the US Court of International Trade. French beauty group L’Oréal, British vacuum manufacturer Dyson and contact lens maker Bausch + Lomb have also filed lawsuits, along with retailers such as Costco and J.Crew.
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