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Originally Posted by rustyp
What the - China was supposed to pay that tariff.
Thus the $75 charger now costs $105. Looks like instant 40% inflation to me.
I assume the UPS charge was to fill out the paperwork for the tariff filing.
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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Actually, it is the importer who pays the tariff. In this case either UPS was the importer (not likely, they were just the carrier) or the OP was the importer since they took delivery of the product directly from the carrier.
At least that is what seems to have happened.
If the Chinese company had worked through a local business then that business would have been charged for the tariff. They may have taken it out of profit but chances are they would have passed it along to the OP as well.
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It was sarcasm. I lived in a US/Canadian border town for years. I am very aware who pays the tariff. When I brought goods I purchased in Canada into the US I had to pay the tariff. The US government made me go inside fill out the paperwork and pay the DUTY on the spot ! Me myself and I - the consumer (in this case I was the importer) - not the manufacturer.
Like you Bill it amazes me people do not understand who pays the tariff.