According to a Wisconsin State Journal report, Wisconsin companies and their consumers paid approximately $3.5 billion in tariffs between March and December 2025.
92% of the $426 million in tariffs Wisconsin businesses paid in December were levied by presidential action and were not approved by Congress.
Wisconsin importers have paid $8.9 billion in tariffs. More than a third of the duties paid since 2018 were paid last year.
The report was compiled by We Pay the Tariffs, a small business advocacy organization.
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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the tariffs were illegal, and a federal judge ruled this week that Donald Trump’s administration needs to refund $130 billion in tariffs.
