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Posted by Felix Bustelo on August 2, 2025, 3:46:52, in reply to "de minimus exception cancelled"Edited by board administrator August 2, 2025, 11:49:00
So this is another dagger into our hobby. I am not being political here and I don’t mean any disrespect to the US based businesses that produce garage kits, accessories and PE. However this will adversely and unfairly impact Black Cat Models, Atlantic Models, Swordfish Models, Starling Models, Hellenic Ship Models, Micro Master and others that produce quality products that many of us have built kits or used their accessories.
And if this meant to help stem the tide of illegal drugs slipping into the US, the makers of those drugs will find other ways to get them in.
Felix Bustelo
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A new executive order eliminates the de minimus exception on small purchases. It was perviously eliminated on HongKong & Chinese items, it now applies across the board
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/suspending-duty-free-de-minimis-treatment-for-all-countries/
It used to be shipments valued as $800 USD or less woulf have no tarrifs collected. It now looks like ordering garage kits and parts from non-US suppliers will now become more expensive.
Paragraph 3.(c) and following lays out the rates for each tarrif bracket:
25% $200 per shipment
So, a purchase from an EU country with a 16% tarrif would have an additional $80 slapped on it, collected by the post office at delivery.
All this might change as TACO has slipped the 8/1 effective date back to 8/7, but be prepared.