E157: Your Tariff Refund Checklist With Ryan Petersen, Flexport CEO

Ryan Petersen, CEO of Flexport, joins Mike Beckham and Sean Frank for an emergency briefing on the tariff landscape after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling. Specifically, what ecommerce owners need to do right now.

They break down how to file for tariff refunds before entries hit liquidation, including the secondary market where brands are selling claims for cents on the dollar. Then the conversation shifts to the Iran conflict and what a closed Strait of Hormuz means for container shipping, airfreight capacity, and oil prices.

They close out with a candid look at the AI age of wonder — from cutting customs error rates to writing a children’s book with Claude Code and Midjourney in an afternoon.

Chapters

00:00:00 Your $175B Refund Checklist

00:07:45 One Small Slice of the Pie

00:12:13 6% on Uncle Sam’s Dime

00:17:26 Can the Government Stiff You?

00:22:43 Secondary Market Is Brewing

00:30:11 What to Do When the 122s Expires

00:36:55 Iran Shuts Down the Red Sea Again

00:39:13 15% Capacity Loss Wrecks Prices

00:47:19 Claude Cut Our Error Rate to 0.2%

00:51:19 Victor Is in Every Slack Channel

00:55:27 Writing a Children’s Book With AI

00:59:37 AI Makes Everyone a Programmer

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