Tariffs, Customs, Duty Etc.

[cteno4]

Beware as i just got a spat of spam emails pretending to be usps and DHL with links to pay some small duty fees! Perfect time for scammers to come in with chaos and no info on how things are going to work with us customs…

 

I put in two orders from japan [damn sankatsu is like eating popcorn, one small bit at a time but you cant stop!] thru japan post so we shall see how much they get delayed in us customs coming in even with de minimis exemption still in effect for japan. Also curious to see how the paperwork now will look and if they will be requiring showing country of origin for all goods

 

jeff

[brill27mcb]

Jeff, de minimis is still in place for shipments from Japan to the U.S.? Until when? (I can't keep up...)  🤪

 

Rich K.

[cteno4]

Yes the de minimis exemption is only killed for shipments from china and Hong Kong. Exemption is still in place for everywhere else right now. Sounds like eventually they will kill it everywhere. China de minimis is like 90% of de minimis exempt packages and the main target of the tariffs. 

 

Who knows when the de minimis exemption will go away everywhere. Info on all this is so scarce and confusing.

 

I am just hoping that my japanese de minimis dont get flagged as needing a full customs process that could entail fees even if no duty. Also the worry anything produced in china but sold thru Japanese shop [ie tomytec stuff] getting snagged as requiring duty. All depends on how these new systems are going to work and the what the powers to be are targeting with them.

 

jeff