'Not the end': Small US firms wary but hopeful on tariff upheavalThe Supreme Court decision on tariffs does not mark an end to the difficult trade environment some businesses are dealing with. "It's certainly not the end of the difficult trade environment that we're trying to deal with," said Ben Knepler, co-founder of outdoor chair maker True Places. He was forced to radically scale back his Pennsylvania-based business last year after Trump imposed new tariffs on virtually all trading partners. Knepler had shifted his supply chain out of China to Cambodia at heavy cost after Trump's trade war with Beijing during his first presidency. He was "cautiously optimistic" over the Supreme Court ruling.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2026 22:51 UTC