Going to be controversial here... but here is an example of the reality of tariffs. This is a copy of a UPS CBD on an eBay buy which is being delivered by UPS. (CBD = Cash Before Delivery)
I paid @ US $11.14 for an item in Canada. The "government charge" is the straight tariff all American buyers pay now for an item overseas. Rates vary according to nation. My tariff (tax) on this eBay buy was US $6.47. That is a 58% markup on the purchase price. We are not done. UPS, because they are an importer, also has to pay a surcharge (tariff aka "tax"), which they also pass on to the purchaser. An additional $24.00 Standard fee. Notice, they do not use the word tariff, but my purchases from Canada just two months ago had neither of these charges, as I already paid the postal fee to the buyer. So, for US $11.14, I wound up paying an additional $30 in tariffs.
We pay the tariffs, people, not the other countries or shipping companies. A tariff is a tax on the buyer, period. When the government says that the tariffs have raised X number of dollars. It came from us the buyer, not the makers, not the shippers. US.
Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider
Going to be controversial here... but here is an example of the reality of tariffs. This is a copy of a UPS CBD on an eBay buy which is being delivered by UPS. (CBD = Cash Before Delivery)
I paid @ US $11.14 for an item in Canada. The "government charge" is the straight tariff all American buyers pay now for an item overseas. Rates vary according to nation. My tariff (tax) on this eBay buy was US $6.47. That is a 58% markup on the purchase price. We are not done. UPS, because they are an importer, also has to pay a surcharge (tariff aka "tax"), which they also pass on to the purchaser. An additional $24.00 Standard fee. Notice, they do not use the word tariff, but my purchases from Canada just two months ago had neither of these charges, as I already paid the postal fee to the buyer. So, for US $11.14, I wound up paying an additional $30 in tariffs.
We pay the tariffs, people, not the other countries or shipping companies. A tariff is a tax on the buyer, period. When the government says that the tariffs have raised X number of dollars. It came from us the buyer, not the makers, not the shippers. US.
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