Overview
- Village Lighting in West Valley City, Utah, says it has paid nearly $750,000 in 2025 tariff bills while holding retail price increases under 5% by tapping personal credit.
- Small businesses importing holiday decor have spent an estimated $400 million on tariff fees this year, according to the We Pay the Tariffs coalition.
- Many holiday goods now face sharply higher duties, with some items carrying added costs of up to 50%, and consumer analyses estimate roughly $132 in extra holiday spending per household with shoppers expecting higher prices.
- The company’s late‑2024 orders were completed by February and already on ships when April tariffs took effect, and efforts to shift sourcing to Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia were swept into the same policy.
- The Supreme Court is reported to be weighing whether to overturn lower‑court rulings that found the president’s emergency use of tariff authority illegal.