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You're almost correct but in this case they are suspending shipments for over $800, not under. This doesn't appear to be caused by any changes to the de minimis rules, but rather the rules for the tier after de minimis And what an odd comment to use a throwaway for...
> And what an odd comment to use a throwaway for... Certain people seem to use throwaways for every comment or spree of comments.
Wouldn’t be surprised if UPS and FedEx follow suit. The frequently shifting tariff silliness is forcing companies to sit things out.
I mean, how often is it really necessary for an ordinary consumer to directly import stuff? The last time I imported from an overseas order, I was enthralled by a hot blonde Irish singer and buying all her CDs, but most of them were also on eBay from American sellers who already did the messy work of importing goods.
I cannot imagine the scale of the economical damage of all this...
It doesnt apply to businesses. And, consumers importing amounts over $800 is probably fairly unusual.
I cannot imagine the scale of the economical damage of all this...
In the StarTrek style future you could get anything you need for free. We're just exiting the era where we were having anything we wanted for $9.99 or whatever low silly price the people in Guangdong and Dongguan were ready to accept. Is there a difference between the free and low silly price? Yes, the low silly price still makes you not-that-wasteful like the free could. Anyway, it is the end of an era. And it wasn'…
So...you can't buy anything over $800 to the US now from other countries?
And it is the carrier who does most of the customs work these days - government delegates most of the enforcement to carriers.