Anyone From the U.S. Ordered Toy Soldiers From the U.K. Recently? Since New Tariff? (1 Viewer)

[Squiggle]

Has anyone in the U.S. ordered toy soldiers from the U.K. recently, since the new tariffs - the de minimis exemption (below $800)
has been in place? What has your experience been? How much added? I am not interested in a political discussion, just practical
experience anyone has had. For things aside from toy soldiers, buyers of other things have had diverse, sometimes hugely expensive charges. Thank you,

Jonathan

 

[Warrior]

Has anyone in the U.S. ordered toy soldiers from the U.K. recently, since the new tariffs - the de minimis exemption (below $800)
has been in place? What has your experience been? How much added? I am not interested in a political discussion, just practical
experience anyone has had. For things aside from toy soldiers, buyers of other things have had diverse, sometimes hugely expensive charges. Thank you,

Jonathan

The de minimis exemption is gone, the tariff on goods from the UK is 10%; if the goods come by USPS, you'll get a notification via post card that your package is being held at the post office and a tariff is due, in addition to the 10%, there is also a US customs fee/charge of 30.00, a "processing" fee.

If the package comes via UPS, FED EX or DHL, unless you have an account with the carrier where they charge your credit card, you'll have to jump through hoops to pay the tariff, the carriers are also adding "processing" fees anywhere from 17.00 to 30.00.

 

[Horus]

The de minimis exemption is gone, the tariff on goods from the UK is 10%; if the goods come by USPS, you'll get a notification via post card that your package is being held at the post office and a tariff is due, in addition to the 10%, there is also a US customs fee/charge of 30.00, a "processing" fee.

If the package comes via UPS, FED EX or DHL, unless you have an account with the carrier where they charge your credit card, you'll have to jump through hoops to pay the tariff, the carriers are also adding "processing" fees anywhere from 17.00 to 30.00.

Coming at it from the UK side, barring two occasions, I've always had these fees, collected by the Post Office when buying from US, so found it better to make fewer, but larger purchases, at least until the exchange rate became so low, that I've stopped buying from US for the present.
For collectors in US, the exchange rate has worked in your favour in recent years, so that's one bright thing !

 

[Warrior]

Coming at it from the UK side, barring two occasions, I've always had these fees, collected by the Post Office when buying from US, so found it better to make fewer, but larger purchases, at least until the exchange rate became so low, that I've stopped buying from US for the present.
For collectors in US, the exchange rate has worked in your favour in recent years, so that's one bright thing !

Correct, the UK and Europe have been getting hammered for years with VAT and customs/duties fees on overseas purchases.

I always wondered when the script would be flipped and we'd be subject to tariffs/duties/customs fees, it finally happened, our government has collected over 20 billion dollars in said fees since this started in the Spring of 2025.

 

[jazzeum]

The de minimis exemption is gone, the tariff on goods from the UK is 10%; if the goods come by USPS, you'll get a notification via post card that your package is being held at the post office and a tariff is due, in addition to the 10%, there is also a US customs fee/charge of 30.00, a "processing" fee.

If the package comes via UPS, FED EX or DHL, unless you have an account with the carrier where they charge your credit card, you'll have to jump through hoops to pay the tariff, the carriers are also adding "processing" fees anywhere from 17.00 to 30.00.

 

[Squiggle]

Thank you to those who have shared their experiences!

-Jonathan