Logitech is facing a class-action lawsuit in the United States, filed by law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP (CPM) on August 18th. The suit, lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, accuses Logitech of raising prices by up to 25% in 2025, citing impending tariffs. Crucially, the plaintiffs allege that after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled these tariffs illegal and the government began issuing refunds to companies, Logitech failed to pass these savings back to consumers who had shouldered the increased costs.
Price Increases Alleged
The lawsuit claims that Logitech increased the retail prices of at least half of its products sold in the U.S. starting in April 2025. The average price hike was around 14%, with some products seeing increases as steep as 25%. For instance, the MX Master 3S mouse reportedly went from $99.99 to $119.99, and the K400 Plus Wireless Touch keyboard increased from $27.99 to $34.99.
Logitech’s management had previously indicated during earnings calls that these price adjustments were intended to offset the financial pressure from import tariffs. Logitech’s Chief Financial Officer, Matteo Anversa, reportedly stated in a recent earnings call that these price hikes contributed to a gross profit margin increase of approximately 150 basis points, while the anticipated cost from tariffs was around 70 basis points.
Legal Background and Supreme Court Ruling
The context for this lawsuit stems from a series of tariff measures imposed on imported goods by the U.S. President in 2025, enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). However, on February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that IEEPA did not grant the President the authority to levy these specific tariffs.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the U.S. government initiated a refund process for the tariffs collected. According to information released by the plaintiffs in the Logitech case, the government has already refunded approximately $100 billion to thousands of affected companies. Consumers, who indirectly bore the brunt of these tariffs through higher product prices, would not receive direct refunds from the government. The total amount collected through these now-deemed-illegal tariffs is estimated to be around $166 billion.
Logitech’s Disclosures and Accusations
In its first-quarter shareholder letter for the 2027 fiscal year, published in July 2026, Logitech disclosed that its non-GAAP gross margin for that quarter was boosted by a $61 million tariff refund. The company attributed this refund, along with factors like currency exchange rates, product mix, and reduced product costs, to the improvement in its quarterly gross margin.
CPM’s lawsuit further alleges that Logitech received these tariff-related refunds from the U.S. government but has not returned the corresponding amounts to consumers who previously paid the higher prices. Lawyer Joe Cotchett emphasized that since Logitech raised prices citing tariffs that were later declared illegal by the Supreme Court, consumers should be entitled to a refund.
Precedent and Similar Lawsuits
This lawsuit against Logitech is not an isolated incident. In April 2026, two U.S. consumers filed a lawsuit against Nintendo in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, seeking refunds for price increases attributed to tariffs. This suit specifically covers Nintendo products purchased by U.S. consumers between February 2025 and February 2026.
Nintendo’s financial reports from 2026 also indicated that its operating profit for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 saw a 150.5% year-over-year increase, reaching approximately 142.5 billion yen. This figure reportedly included the impact of a roughly $300 million U.S. tariff refund on its cost of sales.
