Be careful when purchasing from overseas to the US with Tariffs.

I just got through this, I had bought a $75.00 item and it wound up going through UPS international. The Tariff notice arrived through the UPS portal- $200.00 not including the initial $75.00. Brokerage charges, surcharges and the tariffs, every kind of worst case scenario charge including the "Dumping" provision which covers what CPB considers under valued items from china- mine came from Canada btw.. I'm looking into filing a protest form 19 to CPB. But be aware it comes from the company delivering and you don't pay to the people you were buying from(Re: Ebays notice of tariffs due and you as the buyers responsibility). I guess I'm not doing any shopping from overseas vendors any more till this is cleared and settled.

logsuppustang

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Posted 5 months ago·Last reply 5 months ago

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jdbelt1960

·5 months ago

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A lot of people on this thread suggest shopping and selling only within the walls of the US. That is not sustainable for a small business.

msha3839

·5 months ago

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You have an option to buy from foreign sellers and calculate financial risks or find other sources of revenue…

msha3839

·5 months ago

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Well, it was plenty of information posted all over internet and news outlets…doing homework eliminating most of the problems..

lakefor94

·5 months ago

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@logsuppustang Wrote: "I guess I'm not doing any shopping from overseas vendors any more till this is cleared and settled."

As by design. Purchase from USA sellers.

bonanza125

·5 months ago

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Well to be fair Ebay and the carriers have given proper warning about this. So yes buyers are aware of this. When you make a purchase there is a banner who highlights that tariffs will be charged for this transaction. Correct I would recommend to avoid international shopping all together.

lakefor94

·5 months ago

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@bonanza125 wrote:
Well to be fair Ebay and the carriers have given proper warning about this. So yes buyers are aware of this. When you make a purchase there is a banner who highlights that tariffs will be charged for this transaction. Correct I would recommend to avoid international shopping all together.

I did this long before there were tariffs. USA Sellers ONLY. Though I do like purchasing from a seller in Ukraine as I do not see any surcharges/tariffs whatsoever.

kibble-net

·5 months ago

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Yes, tariffs have been a thing for quite some time now. Unless you have been living under a rock, you should be well aware of the current administration's foreign policy. SCOTUS has declared the tariffs illegal but that isn't stopping the government at all. Proceed with caution.