‘They’ve been sitting on this a long time’: Lansing importer waiting for refunds from unconstitutional tariffs

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – A Lansing small business owner is facing a frustrating waiting game to recover his share of billions of dollars in unconstitutional tariffs, even as a fresh round of trade tensions with Canada threatens to disrupt mid-Michigan commerce.

Just before the Labor Day holiday, Silver Lead Company president Dan O’Leary received a disappointing update on the federal tariff refunds he has been chasing since April.

Silver Lead Company, based in Lansing, is a distributor and importer of art and school supplies that has been forced to check in monthly on its refund status…

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