Tucker Jadczak paid for and received his shipment of beer tap handles weeks ago.

So he was surprised on Friday when he saw a new bill that tacked on an additional 50% tariff. For his small Concord brewery, that’s an unexpected $750 he’ll need to pay. First, though, he wants answers.

Jadczak, owner of Feathered Friend Brewing Co., bundles the custom-branded pieces with the kegs restaurants purchase from his Concord establishment. He is now disputing the duty on the products, which were purchased from a Canadian company that crafted them from Seattle-made aluminum.

“The only thing that I’ve seen from these tariffs so far is just confusion and extra money that we have to spend,” Jadczak said. “It’s frustrating, especially given that a $750 invoice that’s unexpected is a large chunk of change for a small business.”

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has imposed tariffs on imported goods from dozens of countries, including Canada, China and Mexico. President Donald Trump has also reversed course several times, creating further uncertainty for businesses across New Hampshire, some of which expect to incur tariffs on goods they’ve already ordered but that haven’t yet crossed the border.

Some businesses hope to wait out the tariffs. Others have found a silver lining in the opportunity to advertise local products instead of relying on imports.

Jadczak said his order was first turned away from U.S. customs in New Jersey and returned to Canada before making its way to Feathered Friend. However, he said the bill he received states that the freight company, UPS, paid a tariff on his order.

He’s now working to complete a form from his manufacturer to explain the aluminum’s domestic origin. He hopes that’ll be enough to get UPS to file a successful claim with U.S. customs and get its money back so that the cost isn’t passed down to his business.

“It’s really a very confusing process,” Jadczak said. “There’s no real handbook.”

If he does ultimately need to pay the tariff, the money will have to come from somewhere.

“Unfortunately, one of the only flexible spends that we have is on payroll,” Jadczak said. “I could see me having to cut hours for certain employees… We can’t stop producing what we’re making. We have fixed costs.”

Besides this one unexpected bill, Jadczak said his business hasn’t yet encountered rising prices. His aluminum can provider stockpiled inventory before the tariffs went into effect, and Feathered Friend has already switched to a regional malt provider to source more products locally.

“Depending on how long certain tariffs are extended, I wouldn’t be surprised if we feel the effects at some point, too,” Jadczak said.

Charlotte Matherly is the statehouse reporter for the Concord Monitor and Monadnock Ledger-Transcript in partnership with Report for America. Follow her on X at @charmatherly, subscribe to her Capital Beat newsletter and send her an email at cmatherly@cmonitor.com.