Your $175B Tariff Refund Checklist With Ryan Petersen, Flexport CEO
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March 13, 2026 · 1h 2m
About this episode
Ryan Petersen discusses the tariff landscape and its implications for ecommerce owners following a Supreme Court ruling.
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. Powered By Fulfil https://bit.ly/3pAp2vu Aftersell https://9ops.co/4i3bb5 Richpanel https://9ops.co/richpanel Northbeam https://www.northbeam.io/ Saras Analytics https://bit.ly/9OP-Ytdesc Postscript https://9ops.co/postscript Operators Newsletter https://9operators.com/
People in this episode
Hosts: Mike Beckham, Sean Frank
Guest: Ryan Petersen
Topics covered
- tariff refunds
- ecommerce
- container shipping
- airfreight capacity
- AI in business
Keywords
- tariff refunds
- ecommerce
- container shipping
- airfreight
- AI
- customs errors
- oil prices
Sponsors
Fulfil, Aftersell, Richpanel, Northbeam, Saras Analytics, Postscript, Operators Newsletter
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Flexport
Products: Claude Code, Midjourney
Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz
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