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Originally Posted by PeteF
About a week ago, I had to replace (under warranty) the charger for my Lithium Ion Golf Cart Battery.
The Chinese company was great . They shipped me a new charger from China within two days, and it arrived 4 days after they shipped it ... Air express via UPS.
Surprise, when UPS delivered the charger there was a $15 Tariff due (20% of the $75 charger valuation) and UPS tacked on another $15 service charge.
Obviously I was a bit surprised by this, especially the $15 service charge from UPS on a $15 Tariff.
As the economist and financial people have been saying ... US people and companies pay the tariff when the goods land ... its not a paid by Chinese companies. Additional, nobody has talked about the service charges that the shipping companies are imposing.
Just a little heads up if you are expecting a shipment directly from China.
Please note: I am not saying that Tariffs are good or bad policy - that needs to be decided by people with a lot more Tariff knowledge and experience than I have. This post is meant as just a heads up on what you might experience should you order directly from China.
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Interesting. I suppose the service charge was because UPS had to figure out the amount, charge it, and send the money to the government. It’s possible that the service charge would be the same even if the amount of the purchase were much higher, as it costs no more to collect and pass on $100 than to do the same with $15.