--- title: "Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff fees to customers" url: https://daily.dev/posts/playdate-maker-panic-is-refunding-tariff-fees-to-customers-rwzhzyfpq source_url: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/playdate-maker-is-refunding-tariff-fees-to-customers type: article source: "Game Developer" published: 2026-08-26T18:26:39.912Z updated: 2026-08-26T18:26:59.707Z tags: ["gaming"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff fees to customers **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Playdate maker Panic is refunding customers the 19% tariff surcharge it had collected during a period when US tariffs on imported goods were in effect, after the Supreme Court ruled those tariffs illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Panic co-founder Cabel Sasser said the company had to file paperwork to claim its refund from the government and built a system to pass it back to affected customers. Unlike larger companies such as Nintendo, which is keeping its $300 million refund and facing lawsuits over it, Panic chose to return the money, joining a small group of companies (mostly shipping firms like UPS) doing so. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Nintendo is being sued by customers seeking tariff refunds](https://daily.dev/posts/nintendo-is-being-sued-by-customers-seeking-tariff-refunds-xlayobvnh) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Gamers sue Nintendo over tariff refunds](https://daily.dev/posts/gamers-sue-nintendo-over-tariff-refunds-yobhc18bz) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/playdate-maker-panic-is-refunding-tariff-fees-to-customers-rwzhzyfpq)