Do my buyers in the US have to pay tariffs om my packages or not?
Hi,
I am getting prety confused right now.
I sell vintage items, some of whiche are made in China in the past and some aren't
I live in Europe - the Netherlands,
If a buyer in the US buys from me will he/she be charged a tariff or not?
| heard only packages worth $300 or more are tariffed; mine are prices much much lower.
Does anyone know the answer?
Thanks
10 comments
reallynicestamps
·1 year agoI've mentioned this boilerplate on my listings before.
<br>Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying<br>
sreu3058
·1 year agoIf I had to guess, that disclosure was sufficient, because your individual sale was less than $800.
and therefore no tariff payment was required.
I have 1 piece of Hubei Turquoise from China listed, it is not jewelry, it is a polished cabochon.
(Absolutely under $800.)
I am going to have delist it, modify it into jewelry (change it’s structure and add components)
and then I can relist it and not have to claim it is a Chinese product, and sell it after May 1st with out tariffs collected at the post office (even if shipped and bought in the USA/ USA customer)
I am a tiny small cog in e-commerce but I am sure glad my inventory will not be affected more than this, because this is my understanding of the new law coming into effect in a few weeks.
sreu3058
·1 year agoToday’s news quoted
“those peasants in the US†wailing (when they have to pay tariffs to receive their Chinese goods)
I think it is absolutely a seller’s problem, because unless it is communicated upfront from the seller that ‘you will not have your package delivered on your porch or locked mail box, instead, you must trudge to the post office, stand in line, and they will ask you for more money to release it.
That customer will never buy from you again if they are not braced for that, aware of it, understand and expect it.
My .02 cents
meme6253
·1 year agoSorry my friend, but no definite answer, Trump keeps changing things on a daily basis, The only certainty is someone will pay the tariff, If you absorb it or pass it on to the consumer, But someone pays.
mantle1951
·1 year agoI'm glad I don't have to deal with this. all very up in the air right now.
meme6253
·1 year agoYou & Me both, Big sigh of relief!
reallynicestamps
·1 year agoI understand the $800 duty free allowance was introduced by the Obama government in 2016. Before that it had been $200.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/de-minimis-value-increases-800
lacemaker3
·1 year ago@roncards3
At the moment, the exemption (called de minimis) for packages valued below US$ 800 is still in place. This is currently supposed to be going going away for goods from China only (manufactured in China or Hong Kong) as of May 2. It is expected that the exemption will go away for goods from other countries at some time. The plan changes almost daily, so you have to keep checking.
The latest information should be available from this eBay page (which should be updated when things change):
https://pages.ebay.com/tariffs/
And this announcement on eBay Canada explains the situation for US buyers quite well:
https://community.ebay.ca/t5/Announcements/Latest-US-Tariff-News-April-3rd/ba-p/519748
You need to make sure that your item location AND where they were manufactured is correct on your listings, and you need to fill out a customs form now for all goods being imported into the USA. Make sure that the location of manufacture is correct on the customs form.
reallynicestamps
·1 year agoAt the moment the "de minimus" duty free allowance for US residents is $800USD.
This was taken away for a few hours but is back in place, temporarily.
Be careful that the HS code is in place on all your packages, even if you have to write it on with a pen.
Two other points.
This is not your problem. The BUYER pays the tariff.
If the Buyer refuses the shipment, and some will when they learn that the BUYER pays the tariff, you will not be required by eBay to refund anything.
EBay considers Refused shipments to be Undeliverable.
https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy/ebay-money-back-guarantee-policy?id=4210#specialcoverage-inr
A decade or more ago, eBay gave us this bit of boilerplate which we could add to our Descriptions explaining import fees to buyers.
Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying
I include it on all my listings.
luckythewinner
·1 year agoThe rules about what tariffs the US government has decided to collect from its own people are changing constantly.