I live in the US and have a question about Trump’s tariffs.

I am considering ordering a US$600 handbag online from a store in France. Would I have to pay a tariff on such a purchase? As far as I can tell, any tariffs owed are not included in the purchase price on the website.

Thank you for any input you have on the subject.

Edit: The handbag is labeled “Made in Italy” which may change the tariff apparently.

  • tty5@lemmy.world
    19·
    2 days ago

    It’s more complicated:

    1. Tariff depends on the country of origin of the handbag - simplifying a bit where it was made, not where it was sent from. E.g. if it was made in Vietnam you are paying tariff for Vietnam even when buying from France.
    2. Country of origin has to be declared (and sometimes documented) by the seller. Not all of them know how to properly do that.
    3. You pay tariffs on full invoice, including shipping costs.
    4. If what you are buying is discounted and both full price and discount amount are on the invoice you might initially be forced to pay tariffs on full price and then fight customs to get a partial refund. This usually happens when the seller is sloppy when filing customs paperwork or just includes an invoice and has customs sort it out.
    5. There will be extra fees for customs brokerage. IDK what the current rates are with major courier companies, but I’d guess $30-60
    6. Once you go over $2500 shipment value it gets more complicated

    Source: handled customs for about 40 shipments from Canada and EU to Amazon warehouses in the USA.

    • robocall@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      1 day ago

      1. The handbag is labeled “made in Italy” even though it is a French company, and coming from France.

      2. The shipping cost is 20 Euros. It would be shipped with DHL.

      3. Good to know about the customs brokerage fee. I will factor that in.

      Thank you- your info was insightful.

      • tty5@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 hours ago

        Courier company will nickel and dime you every chance they get. E.g. paying customs fees online before package arrives vs paying with CC on delivery can save you $10-15 in some cases.