> Only three more years to go… I bet it will take more than 3 years for the de minimas exception to come back, even if the tarrifs are gone (haven't they already been made illegal ?). We lost ours too, and we have no orange wonder. It's just a recognition of how many goods are escaping duty.
The problem with clipping the processing fees is that they're related to something realistic. They may be amplified but the costs aren't related to the duty/tariff whatever. It does cost a fixed amount to handle the paperwork, database, payment etc. This is trivial when you're handling a few tons of parts but incedibnly high compared with a $1 item in several thousand others in a container. On Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > The delivery carriers have become very opportunistic with their processing > fees and I imagine the elimination of the $800 de minimis exemption has > resulted in a windfall for them since now virtually every shipment from > outside the U.S. is subject to a tariff and thence their processing fees. > > At the same time it’s crushing many small businesses who rely on imported > products as well as hobbyists like us who can no longer afford to buy > certain items like Nixie tubes, etc from outside the U.S. Only three more > years to go… > > On Dec 2, 2025, at 3:23 PM, Nick Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes, the 'processing fees' are ridiculous and need to be eliminated or > curbed at say 10% of the tax amount. > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM Instrument Resources of America < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> My apology. For some reason I thought that you were in Canada, and what I >> did state does apply. This whole tariff business gets very confusing, >> complicated, and down right messy. For myself I have stopped buying any >> and all items from outside the U.S. with the one exception of original U.S. >> manufactured items being brought back into the U.S. in which case tariffs >> are NOT due. Unless FedEx or UPS or DHL are the only shipper, then I will >> usually also pass the item because of the 'processing fees' that they >> charge. Again usually around $30.00 U.S. for processing the shipment, even >> though there is no tariff being collected. >> >> Ira. >> >> >> >> On 12/2/2025 10:42 AM, Adrian Godwin wrote: >> >> The problem we have here in the UK is that if duty or VAT is payable, the >> government wants the money but not the cost of collecting it, which would >> probably be more than the fee. So they either want the originating shipper >> to pay in advance, or have the receiving shipper pay it on behalf of the >> addressee. >> >> For companies such as Aliexpress this works out OK They can just add it >> to the shipping fee. But for individuals it often ends up with the >> receiving shipper paying it and then adding the charge and a collection fee >> and refusing to deliver until that's been paid. Some shippers want it in >> advance, some will send an invoice after delivery, This causes what might >> have been quite a small customs fee into a 3-4 times larger fee. >> >> On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM Instrument Resources of America < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The 'processing fees' I have heard are around $30.00 for both UPS and >>> Fed Ex. U.S. Post Office fees are very small. Also, if you are shipping >>> something back into the U.S. from Canada, and it was originally >>> manufactured here in the U.S. there are no tariffs. The paperwork must be >>> done correctly though. I had a very vintage piece of General Radio test >>> equipment shipped back to me recently, no tariffs even though General Radio >>> closed their doors some twenty four years ago. The shipper got it done >>> correctly. Don't let anyone tell you other wise. >>> >>> Ira. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11/30/2025 12:58 PM, Tom Katt wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 7:40:27 PM UTC-5 wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for sharing the link for the EverSet kit. It does look like fun >>> to play with. I just wonder what the 🍊 tariffs will do to the cost of >>> shipping one into the U.S. With the “processing” fees charged by the >>> carriers on top of the tariff itself, it could close to double the cost of >>> the unit itself! >>> >>> >>> OT quick - I purchased my kit from them in September and while it was >>> initially delayed due to the whole Canadian postal debacle, the kit shipped >>> quickly once services resumed and there was no additional fees or tariff >>> charges. I paid $13.62 (Canadian) in shipping and the order totaled to $46 >>> Canadian delivered. At current exchange rates, that works out to about $33 >>> US. They seem really nice and the kits are very high quality - I believe >>> they manufacture their boards locally in Canada. 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