Edelson Lechtzin LLP Is Investigating Kering S.A. − Owner of Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga − Over Tariff Price Increases That Were Never Refunded to Consumers
Bought Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, Creed, or Maui Jim? You may be owed a refund after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs
Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating potential class action claims against Kering S.A. The investigation examines whether Kering raised retail prices on its luxury products − including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, Creed, and Maui Jim − to pass along the Trump administration’s global tariffs to consumers, then failed to refund customers after the U.S. Supreme Court struck those tariffs down as unlawful. Consumers who bought these products during the tariff period may be entitled to a refund.
Kering S.A. is a French multinational holding company headquartered in Paris. It owns a portfolio of luxury fashion, leather goods, eyewear, and fragrance brands, including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, Creed, and Maui Jim.
Background: The Supreme Court Struck Down the Trump Tariffs
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq., were unlawful, and it invalidated the tariff orders issued under that law.
Beginning in early 2025, the federal government imposed sweeping tariffs on imported goods under the claimed authority of the IEEPA, sharply increasing the cost of importing consumer products into the United States. Many companies responded by raising the retail prices their customers paid, passing those tariff costs straight through to shoppers.
The Alleged “Double Dip”
Here is the part that has consumers − and their lawyers − paying attention.
After the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs, importers that had paid IEEPA duties became eligible to seek refunds of those duties from the federal government. So a company that raised its prices to cover the tariffs may now be able to:
- Keep the higher prices it has already collected from customers, and
- Recover the same tariff money from the government.
That is a potential windfall − collecting the tariff cost twice, once from you and once from the government − while the customers who actually paid the higher prices get nothing back. Edelson Lechtzin LLP’s investigation examines whether Kering raised prices to cover the tariffs, has not refunded or credited its customers for the tariff-related overcharges, and now stands to recover the same tariff payments from the government.
Contact Edelson Lechtzin LLP
If you purchased Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, Creed, or Maui Jim products during the tariff period and want to learn more about your rights, or if you have information relevant to this investigation, please contact Edelson Lechtzin LLP:
Contact attorney Eric Lechtzin of Edelson Lechtzin LLP, 411 S. State Street, Suite N-300, Newtown, PA 18940. Telephone: 844-696-7492; Email: elechtzin@edelson-law.com; or click HERE to submit your information.