Did you purchase Hermès, Swatch, or Nikon products in the United States after tariff-related price increases?

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is investigating whether retail customers may have claims involving tariff-related costs reflected in the prices they paid and any corresponding tariff refunds or recoveries available to importers.

The Issue for Retail Customers

During 2025, tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) increased costs on imported goods. Some companies publicly linked U.S. price increases to tariffs. In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that IEEPA did not authorize the President to impose tariffs, and subsequent proceedings established a process through which importers may seek refunds of qualifying IEEPA duties.

The potential consumer issue is straightforward: If tariff costs were passed on to retail customers through higher prices, while the importer is later able to recover those tariff payments from the federal government, customers may have legal claims to restitution or other relief for tariff-related amounts they allegedly bore.

Whether a customer has a claim will depend on the facts, including the product purchased, purchase date, pricing, the nature of any tariff-related increase, and applicable law.

Hermès Customers

Hermès publicly stated in April 2025 that it planned U.S.-specific price increases beginning May 1, 2025 to fully offset the impact of tariffs. Customers who purchased Hermès products in the United States after those tariff-related price increases may be affected by the tariff-refund issue described above.

Swatch Customers

Swatch publicly indicated that U.S. prices would increase in response to tariffs on Swiss imports. Customers who purchased Swatch products in the United States after tariff-related price increases may be affected by the same potential consumer issue.

Nikon Customers

Nikon USA announced that, due to tariffs, it would adjust U.S. pricing effective June 23, 2025. Customers who purchased Nikon cameras, lenses, or other products after tariff-related price adjustments may be affected by the same potential consumer issue.

What Customers Should Know

The availability of government tariff refunds to an importer does not by itself establish that a retail customer is legally entitled to a refund.

Potential claims would depend on the circumstances and applicable law. Kehoe Law Firm is evaluating whether consumers who paid tariff-related price increases may have claims if the underlying tariff costs are later refunded or otherwise recovered by the relevant importer.

What Records Should Consumers Save?

If you purchased Hermès, Swatch, or Nikon products after tariff-related price increases, consider preserving records showing what you purchased and what you paid, including:

• Receipts, invoices, order confirmations, and online order histories;
• Credit-card or bank statements showing the purchase;
• Checkout screens, invoices, emails, or notices referencing tariffs, duties, import charges, or tariff-related price increases; and
• The product name or model, purchase date, seller, and amount paid.

Hermès, Swatch & Nikon Customers: Contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C.

If you purchased Hermès, Swatch, or Nikon products after tariff-related price increases, contact Kehoe Law Firm to discuss your purchase and learn more about the investigation.

For a free, no-obligation legal evaluation, contact:

Michael Yarnoff, Esq.
(215) 792-6676, Ext. 804
[email protected]
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