People who bought Dyson products in the U.S. while the IEEPA tariffs were in effect may be covered by a proposed class action alleging Dyson raised its prices to cover the tariffs and is now seeking refunds of the same duties from the federal government. No class has been certified, and there is nothing to file yet.
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This article describes a class action complaint. The statements below are unproven allegations. Dyson has not been found liable, there is no certified class, and nothing to claim at this time. This page is informational and is not legal advice.
What Is This About?
A proposed nationwide class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Hernandez v. Dyson Inc., No. 1:26-cv-06898, accuses Dyson, Inc. and Dyson Direct, Inc. of keeping a “windfall” from the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The plaintiffs allege that Dyson raised U.S. prices starting around 2025 to pass the cost of the tariffs on to buyers, and that after the Supreme Court held the tariffs unlawful in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, Dyson sought refunds of the same duties from U.S. Customs and Border Protection without returning anything to customers. In the complaint’s words, Dyson would “reap those tariff payments twice.”The first complaint was filed June 11, 2026. In August, Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins combined it with a second case, Hunter v. Dyson, Inc. & Dyson Direct, Inc., No. 1:26-cv-06921, and the plaintiffs filed a consolidated second amended complaint on October 6, 2026. Dyson moved to dismiss the next day. Dyson denies the claims.
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What the Lawsuit Claims
According to the complaint, the IEEPA tariffs that took effect beginning around February 2025 raised the cost of imported goods, and companies including Dyson responded by raising the prices consumers paid. Once the Supreme Court struck the tariffs down, importers became entitled to refunds of the duties they had paid, and Customs set up a process for those refunds. The plaintiffs say that process does not require companies to pass anything back to the customers who absorbed the higher prices, and they allege Dyson has applied for refunds of the same tariff payments.One plaintiff, a California resident, says she bought a Dyson Supersonic hair dryer and a special-edition Airwrap multi-styler from Best Buy in December 2025 at prices that reflected the tariffs. The other, from Ohio, says she bought Dyson products from a retailer at prices Dyson had raised for the same reason. The complaint brings three claims: unjust enrichment and restitution, money had and received, and a request for a declaratory judgment that keeping the refunded tariff charges is unlawful.
Who Would Be Covered?
The complaint proposes a nationwide class of all customers who bought goods from Dyson, or from a retailer selling Dyson products, during the period when Dyson’s prices were inflated at least partly because of the tariffs. Dyson, its affiliates, officers and directors, and the judicial officers on the case are excluded. The plaintiffs say class members can be identified from Dyson’s records. No class has been certified.What Dyson Says
In its October 7, 2026 motion to dismiss, Dyson argues that the plaintiffs bought from third-party retailers at disclosed prices and received exactly the products they chose, without alleging any defect, deception or promise of a refund. It contends they have not shown an injury that gives them standing or tied their purchases to any tariff refund Dyson receives, and that the claimed chain of events, from Dyson’s pricing through retailers to the plaintiffs, is speculative. Dyson also argues the unjust enrichment and declaratory claims fail as a matter of law, asks the court in the alternative to strike the nationwide class allegations because they would combine claims governed by different state laws, and says it may later seek to enforce arbitration provisions and class action waivers in its terms. It has separately asked the court to pause discovery while the motion is pending.Part of a Wave of Tariff Refund Lawsuits
The Dyson case is one of more than 20 similar suits filed since the Supreme Court’s ruling, against retailers and brands from Lowe’s and Dollar Tree to Logitech and Campbell’s, each alleging that a company passed tariff costs on to customers and kept the refund. None of them has produced a settlement yet. Open Class Actions tracks them on the tariff refund class actions page.What Happens Next
The plaintiffs will respond to the motion to dismiss, and Judge Jenkins will decide whether the case can go forward and in what form. If any claims survive, the next steps would be discovery and a motion for class certification. Open Class Actions will update this page if the court rules or a settlement is reached.Questions
Who would be covered by the Dyson tariff lawsuit?
The complaint proposes a nationwide class of customers who bought goods from Dyson, or from a retailer selling Dyson products, while Dyson's prices were inflated at least partly because of the IEEPA tariffs. No class has been certified, and Dyson has asked the court to strike the class allegations.
Is there a Dyson tariff settlement or claim form?
No. As of October 8, 2026, the case is at the motion-to-dismiss stage. There is no settlement, no settlement fund and no claim form.
What does Dyson say in its defense?
In its October 7, 2026 motion to dismiss, Dyson argues the plaintiffs bought products from third-party retailers at disclosed prices, received what they paid for, and did not plausibly allege that Dyson raised the prices they paid because of tariffs or that any tariff refund corresponds to money they paid. Dyson also says it may seek to enforce arbitration provisions and class action waivers in its terms.
Which Dyson products are mentioned in the complaint?
One plaintiff says she bought a Dyson Supersonic hair dryer and a special-edition Airwrap multi-styler from Best Buy in December 2025. The proposed class is not limited to particular products; it covers Dyson goods sold while prices were allegedly inflated by the tariffs.
Sources
• Hernandez v. Dyson Inc., No. 1:26-cv-06898 (N.D. Ill.) — CourtListener docket• Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Second Amended Class Action Complaint (ECF No. 27, October 6, 2026)
• Dyson’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike (ECF No. 28, October 7, 2026)
