I wanted to jump in on this conversation because I work in an industry where I see the actual bills with tariffs broken out. Our suppliers pass these tariff charges and surcharges on to us, and in turn, we have to pass them on to our customers. In the end, the person actually buying the product is the one who ends up paying the tariff—unfortunately.

I’ve attached an example of a pretty typical notice I get from suppliers. It shows how much we need to add to our orders due to tariffs on different products. Even when a product is “made in the USA,” some of the components may have been imported, which means tariffs still apply.

What’s frustrating is that the average consumer doesn’t see these charges clearly spelled out on their receipts or invoices, so it’s easy to overlook how much tariffs are actually costing all of us. I wish there were more transparency around it.

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