Tariffs - The Elephant in the Room (3 Viewers)

[Julie]

Careful guys, I will delete posts and threads without issue and lock down as needed.


On that note, where the product ships from is not the matter at hand, Tariffs are based on where it is made.
Ships from Australia but made in China on the Customs forms means the 10% tariff will hit that shipment.

It's going to get tough and changes are coming. As the Business who pays for this 'free' Forum, there will be changes.

Julie

 

[Finlome]

Tariffs or not, if First Legion makes some mid-late war SUMMER Heer and SS German tank riders, I'll buy them!

Buy them…

Hurry up Matt and make them Matt. il send you a bottle of real whiskey gratis

 

[Finlome]

Hope this isn't considered political but unfortunately, the USA is broke we are so far in debt and the spending is so far out of control something has to change.

Like most European countries as well we actually used to make just about everything in house.

I don't think it takes a genius to understand why most goods are now being made elsewhere and why companies from around the world set up shop there.

That's wonderful for those cashing in including us consumers by buying at cheaper cost.

To be fair we have to expect at some point this has to change.

It's unfair for these countries to have it both ways, they want to sell to the world with free trade but hit the rest of the world's goods with taxes and tariffs that price our home-made products as rare luxury imports from the west insuring, they are way too expensive for their citizens to afford and enjoy.

And so, it goes Hopefully I'll still be able to afford the luxuries like imported Bier, Chocolate and maybe that list will now have to grow to include expensive imported goods and toy soldiers made in China. (that sounds funny for a change)

Hey maybe someone will open up shop here or in the west if prices go up too much.

Like they say necessity breeds invention, who knows maybe companies and factories will also no longer feel it a necessity to only sell to the west from abroad and find it a necessity to produce there as well.

Time will tell.

The short answer is we will all have to deal with it best we can, and I plan on doing just that.

I have a German car, Italian cooker etc and mostly Italian kitchen equipment etc, only item from far east is my iPhone and Sony tv from Japan. Everything else from within the EU.

 

[Finlome]

If you buy from someone such as TF or FL directly from our US Warehouse, yes, i would think on some level there could be some effect. However, we see no reason to import products to the USA to pay Tariffs on and then ship around the world. Time for a second non-us based distribution center. My feeling based on my loose thoughts of how we'll proceed is that non-US buyers will be the winners.

I was previously told that another major toy solider manufacturer was sourcing working from Poland, I’m aware from our previous discussions about Putins war impacting your planned relocation to Russia, is either Poland or the baltics viable? Lot skills and you would be inside the EU also.

 

[Finlome]

Many American businesses and normal citizens are moving out of the US many of which are settling in Ireland, Italy and Portugal. Some have actually moved to these Islands. FL and Britains must start considering opening up shop in Europe to distribute and sell all over the EU.

Come to Ireland, highly educated skilled workforce and great weather

 

[jazzeum]

If it was just me, I’d move in a second.

 

[wayne556517]

Careful guys, I will delete posts and threads without issue and lock down as needed.


On that note, where the product ships from is not the matter at hand, Tariffs are based on where it is made.
Ships from Australia but made in China on the Customs forms means the 10% tariff will hit that shipment.

It's going to get tough and changes are coming. As the Business who pays for this 'free' Forum, there will be changes.

Julie

Are we going to pay to be members here ??

 

[jazzeum]

Are we going to pay to be members here ??

Perhaps she’s thinking of a Substack model, where you can read but not post unless you’re a paying member.

 

[Horus]

Hopefully I'm right in thinking some people are misreading what Julie is saying, I think she is just saying that the running the forum is not free to the business.

 

[Warrior]

Reroute via Singapore, it’s a tax free city or to EU.

Doesn't matter, the tariff is based on where the item is produced, not where it's shipped from.

 

[Warrior]

Got room in the garage mate to store and ship out products.

There you go Matt, problem solved, your products can be shipped from Wayne's garage.

Keep those great ideas coming.

 

[Warrior]

Well no body in Europe buys their crap here. We source from Italy or France for high quality items for the home for example. Ditto cars etc

That's some great information.

Italy; tremendous cuisine, fine wine, amazing architecture and history, not to mention they make a hell of a refrigerator.

 

[FirstLegion]

Got room in the garage mate to store and ship out products.

Cool, if this keeps up, i may need to sleep up there.

 

[FirstLegion]

Great news… Europe First

Great news… Europe First

I’d ship via Singapore, to US and separately despatch straight to the Free world from china with zero tariffs.

Honestly, i have no idea why you're pushing Singapore, as it's make zero sense from our perspective. Please clarify.

 

[FirstLegion]

Perhaps she’s thinking of a Substack model, where you can read but not post unless you’re a paying member.

Wait, what?

 

[FirstLegion]

Ships from Australia but made in China on the Customs forms means the 10% tariff will hit that shipment.

Julie

Psst...it's 20% as of tomorrow. Sigh.

 

[jazzeum]

Wait, what?

Are you familiar with Substack?

 

[kingbabymeat]

I don’t want to sound doom and gloom. But is there a chance that figures won’t be sold to North America anymore?

 

[Horus]

I don’t want to sound doom and gloom. But is there a chance that figures won’t be sold to North America anymore?

What and miss out on the biggest market for Toy Soldiers !

 

[Jumper]

Hope this isn't considered political but unfortunately, the USA is broke we are so far in debt and the spending is so far out of control something has to change.

Like most European countries as well we actually used to make just about everything in house.

I don't think it takes a genius to understand why most goods are now being made elsewhere and why companies from around the world set up shop there.

That's wonderful for those cashing in including us consumers by buying at cheaper cost.

To be fair we have to expect at some point this has to change.

It's unfair for these countries to have it both ways, they want to sell to the world with free trade but hit the rest of the world's goods with taxes and tariffs that price our home-made products as rare luxury imports from the west insuring, they are way too expensive for their citizens to afford and enjoy.

And so, it goes Hopefully I'll still be able to afford the luxuries like imported Bier, Chocolate and maybe that list will now have to grow to include expensive imported goods and toy soldiers made in China. (that sounds funny for a change)

Hey maybe someone will open up shop here or in the west if prices go up too much.

Like they say necessity breeds invention, who knows maybe companies and factories will also no longer feel it a necessity to only sell to the west from abroad and find it a necessity to produce there as well.

Time will tell.

The short answer is we will all have to deal with it best we can, and I plan on doing just that.

This is where the whole thing is wrong. Whilst what you are saying is true and that the USA is really heavily indebted. It’s your allies and MAINLY CHINA which is servicing US debt. China is servicing 800 Billion of US Debt. But the people throughout the years who made all this debt are living in Mansions and have millions of millions in their bank accounts because when they were elected they worked for the lobby groups and the big corporations and not for the people.

God knows what went on through these last 5pm years ….but what is awkward is many common workers in the US pay more then any of these wealthy people !