U.S. Customs and Border Protection is making progress in developing an online claim portal for tariff refund requests, according to a March 12 court filing.The Supreme Court recently deemed that the president did not have authority to impose gl...

The federal government must begin the process of refunding tariffs charged under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled illegal, according to a U.S. trade court judge.On Wednesday, Judge Richar...

FedEx has announced it will return any tariff charges to customers if the Trump administration issues tariff refunds to the delivery giant. "If refunds are issued to FedEx, we will issue refunds to the shippers and consumers who originally bore ...

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court striking down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, ruling that the authority to implement tariffs under that measure rests with Congress, President Donald Trump remains persistent....

UPDATE: President Trump said Friday he’s immediately going to enact a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling earlier in the day.Unlike the prior tariffs Trump imposed, the new l...

What happens when uncertainty becomes the only thing you can rely on?The branded merchandise industry spent much of 2025 battling factors it couldn't control. According to PPAI Research's bi-monthly survey, the industry ended the year in someth...

Despite challenges in the courts and in Congress, tariffs remain a core element of President Donald Trump’s administrative approach. The president continues to view tariffs as a primary policy driver, and the administration has touted over $200 bill...

One day after the House voted to block a measure preventing votes on tariffs through July, six Republicans joined all but one Democrat on Wednesday to vote in favor of a resolution to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.Over the p...

As more states pass extended producer responsibility laws, it’s becoming more urgent to understand how this issue could affect your company and what your obligations may be.So far, seven U.S. states (and nine Canadian provinces) have adopte...

PPAI members and staff travel to Capitol Hill every spring for Legislative Education & Action Day, better known as LEAD, to advocate for the branded merchandise industry.Our efforts produced some notable wins in 2025, and to build on that mo...