Paid Tariffs That No Longer Exist? Where Small Importers Stand in October 2026
CAPE Phase 3 opened October 6 for IEEPA refunds on finally liquidated entries; U.S. importers face 10-12.5% Section 301 duties and wider Section 232 tariffs.
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Import duty rates, Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs, IEEPA actions, antidumping/countervailing duties, and tariff exclusions for U.S. importers
American Eagle Q2 FY2026 Earnings: A $196M Tariff Refund Inside a $211M Quarter
American Eagle's $211M Q2 operating income includes $196M of tariff refunds; strip the $161M net benefit and profit halves to about $50M.
Custom Apparel Decorator Bookkeeping: Setup Fees, Digitizing Files, and Pricing Through Blank-Garment Tariffs
US tariffs added about $5 to every blank garment. Bill setup fees separately, amortize digitizing files across units, and reprice quotes from landed cost.
Dollar Tree Q2 FY2026 Earnings: A $369M Tariff Refund Behind a $690M Quarter
Dollar Tree's Q2 FY2026 operating income hit $690.1M, but $368.7M of IEEPA tariff refunds drove 755 of the 850 bp gross-margin gain; comps rose 3.7%.
Ulta Beauty Q2 FY2026 Earnings: $3.0B in Sales, 3.8% Comps and No Tariff Refund
Ulta's Q2 FY2026 sales rose 8.9% to $3.04B on 3.8% comps, with operating income up 10.1% to $379.6M and no tariff refund in the margin.
Acuity FY2026: GAAP EPS Up 36% to $17.05, Adjusted EPS Up 10.5%
Acuity's FY2026 GAAP EPS rose 36.1% to $17.05 while adjusted EPS rose only 10.5%; tariff refunds and a 2025 pension charge explain the gap.
H&M Q3 2026: Operating Profit Up 23% on Flat Sales, 1.6 Points One-Off
H&M's Q3 2026 operating profit rose 23% to SEK 6,037M on 0.3% sales growth; strip out 1.6 margin points of one-off tariff effects and it's ~4%.
Manufacturing in Mexico Under IMMEX: How the Maquiladora Program Lets US Companies Import Materials Duty-Free, What a Shelter Operator Handles, and the USMCA Qualification Math to Run First
IMMEX lets US firms import materials into Mexico duty-free — if you meet the export floor, run Annex 24 inventory control, and clear USMCA origin rules.
RPM Q1 FY2027: Record $2.22B Sales, but Gross Margin Fell a Point
RPM's Q1 FY2027 sales rose 4.8% to $2.22B and net income 12.6%, but gross margin fell to 41.3%; $15.7M of one-time gains flattered profit.
Country-of-Origin Marking: A Small Importer's Guide to 19 CFR Part 134
Every import must name its origin country in English for the end buyer; miss it and CBP issues Form 4647 and a 10% marking duty.
Nike FY2027 Q1 Earnings: Better Margins, a Weaker Sales Outlook
Nike's FY2027 Q1 gross margin rose 60 bps to 42.8% as revenue fell 4% to $11.2B and China sank 22%. Trace the $712M profit in a public ledger.
AutoZone FY2026 Q4 Earnings: $2.57B Profit, $2.50B Deficit
AutoZone earned $2.57B in FY2026 yet ends with a $2.50B stockholders' deficit: $40.5B of buybacks since 1998, and payables fund 111.1% of inventory.