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DHL suspends B2C shipments over 800 USD until further notice

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Re: DHL suspends B2C shipments over 800 USD until further notice

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Post by mindslight »

Aurornis wrote: post #25
ummonk wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s tariffs. Goods under $800 have de minimis exemption from tariffs.

Unfortunately that is also going away as part of the tariff laws. Ordering even a $5 part from out of the country is now going to be very expensive due to tariffs and the brokerage fees you will be charged for them to process the tariffs. Doing all of the paperwork and payment processing for the tariffs adds a lot of overhead so they’re going to have to make it up with extra fees.

Aliexpress already dealt with something similar years back when they had to stop using USPS for brokerage. They've got their own in-US logistics now - "SpeedX". I ordered some things this month - 9 days to my door, delivered in a consumer vehicle. I suspect within a month or maybe two of the de minimis rule going away, we will see Aliexpress start doing something like showing the additional tariffs at checkout and handling the clearance at scale.

Not that Krasnov's blockade isn't horrible, of course. It just seems primed to backfire here as well, like the rest of the destructionists' purported agenda. Underemployed people in a collapsed economy are more likely to try scrimping every last penny they can by shopping at places other than convenient-but-overpriced Amazon. I wouldn't be surprised if direct from China purchases actually went up as a proportion of sales.

Re: DHL suspends B2C shipments over 800 USD until further notice

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Post by xtiansimon »

cantrecallmypwd wrote: post #30
teeray wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks like a d/b/a will be the hot Christmas gift this year.

It only costs about $300 to register a Delaware LLC.

IIRC - Once you file for an EIN then you also have to file state sales tax returns, even if sales are $0.

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Post by toomuchtodo »

xtiansimon wrote: post #73
cantrecallmypwd wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It only costs about $300 to register a Delaware LLC.

IIRC - Once you file for an EIN then you also have to file state sales tax returns, even if sales are $0.

https://www.avalara.com/

(no affiliation)

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Post by rietta »

xtiansimon wrote: post #73
cantrecallmypwd wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It only costs about $300 to register a Delaware LLC.

IIRC - Once you file for an EIN then you also have to file state sales tax returns, even if sales are $0.

With a single member LLC it is just an extra form on your personal return at least!

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Post by bdcravens »

terribleperson wrote: post #63
bdcravens wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wouldn't most US shipments be coming from Printed Solid? That's Prusa's US distributor.

Most people don't order from Printed Solid, because they've historically been more expensive than just importing a Prusa. I imagine that will change now.

That's odd. Prusa owns Printed Solid.

Re: DHL suspends B2C shipments over 800 USD until further notice

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Post by ummonk »

throwaway36834 wrote: post #18
ummonk wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s tariffs. Goods under $800 have de minimis exemption from tariffs.

> Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order eliminating duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports from China, a critical step in countering the ongoing health emergency posed by the illicit flow of synthetic opioids into the U.S. > All relevant postal items containing goods that are sent through the international postal network that are valued at or under $800 and that would otherwise qual…

Yeah, but the exception is still be in place for non-Chinese shipments, right?

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Post by cantrecallmypwd »

pests wrote: post #47
cantrecallmypwd wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It only costs about $300 to register a Delaware LLC.

Yearly maintenance costs and some states require you to also file as a foreign corporation doing business in the state.

Yep. YMMV. DE is the most corporate-friendly state, but usually requires 2 state tax headaches. For a very small concern, it might be more costly than registering in another or one's home state.
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