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Anne Robinson of the Scottish Gourmet explains she’s still waiting on thousands of dollars in tariff refunds.

Ultimately, the increase in the cost of shipping a container across an ocean will be passed along to consumers.

Federal customs authorities are set to begin processing refunds next week for import taxes struck down by the Supreme Court. But for small businesses, the process could get complicated.

We hear from a chocolate maker, a skate shop owner, and a steel tubing supplier about what tariffs have meant for them over the past 12 months.

Now that Organics Unlimited, a banana importer based in San Diego, isn’t feeling the bite of tariffs, the dollar’s weakness is front and center.

As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, logistics strategist Weston Labar explains how a wild year in tariff policy has impacted companies servicing U.S. ports.

 The latest 90-day pause on higher tariffs are causing more stress than relief for some business owners.

Midsize businesses are more likely to either absorb the cost of tariffs or pass them along to their customers.

“It feels like it’s been psychological torture,” said Daniella Velazquez de León, general manager of Organics Unlimited.

Whether they’re paying more to import bananas, ship furniture or change suppliers, it all involves paying more — after a long bout of inflation.