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If you think USPS is expensive take a look at UPS. The last time I sent something small UPS was over 4 times the price and almost twice as long to get there.I guess I thought the amounts were come up with in some sort of agreement, and why we cannot negotiate a rational number.
I too send a smallish amount overseas via priority mail, so it would have an effect. I somewhat doubt it will be huge,as the percentage of business is small, the items are expensive and the shipping is already expensive
Technically yes, all packages go thru customs, but that does not mean every package is inspected, only those that throw up flags to x-ray scanners and sniffer dogs. At this point the glut of packages coming in from china has overwhelmed the system, that is why crap like fentanyl can be ordered from china.
I could be wrong but in US there is tax/duty exemption for shipments under 800 usd. So probably 99.9% of shipments from china are under the "duty-free" limit.So MaSA (Make america Safe Again) by employing more customs folk. The money being generated from tarif tolls would be put to good use.
I could be wrong but in US there is tax/duty exemption for shipments under 800 usd. So probably 99.9% of shipments from china are under the "duty-free" limit.
Here in EU the tax exemption limit is only 22 euros (and the Brussel smartasses are planning to somehow collect taxes from all purchases after 2 years)
I doubt it's 99.9%. Plenty of people like Wal-Mart, for example, who buy from China. The 800 dollar limit you're talking about is called de minimis value. For the EU, it's only 22 for VAT, but 150 EUR for customs duties. The US has nearly the highest duty-free de minimis in the world. Another thing the US could do trade-wise is lower it to 400, or even less.
I doubt it's 99.9%. Plenty of people like Wal-Mart, for example, who buy from China. The 800 dollar limit you're talking about is called de minimis value. For the EU, it's only 22 for VAT, but 150 EUR for customs duties. The US has nearly the highest duty-free de minimis in the world. Another thing the US could do trade-wise is lower it to 400, or even less.
Here is a perfect example. Put the US in line with other nations, bet that would pass no problem
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