Are your orders from Alibaba being tariffed?
What about Alibaba orders shipped from the US to a US address?
What about Alibaba orders shipped from the US to a US address?
Alibaba tariff
- Thread starter Rohmpm
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I have not noticed any additional charges to purchases made through Alibaba or Aliexpress. What I have noticed are adds showing a specific price and when I research that item via the link prices go up. One thing to be careful of are shipping charges not mentioned during the purchase process.
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AliExpress has been integrating the tariffs into the base cost.
AliBaba it is a separate line item.
Both are adding the tariffs, unless the item ships from US.
Alibaba $119.70 CVLife scope
$45.49 in tariffs
$210.66 out the door.
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There are ZERO tariffs on the invoice. I only see import duty.
1) Import duty is charged by the US government. Paid by the importer. In this case, that's you
2) Tariffs are paid by an exporter. Part of their export process.
Your best option is to buy in the US from an importer who has already paid the tarrifs. Shop around.
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As far as I know, tariffs are paid by the buyer, not the exporter. Tariffs are applied by the US govt to items purchased from foreign countries, and the US buyer winds up paying those tariff fees. If the Chinese govt applied tariffs to the US, the chinese people would pay the tariff fees on items that they purchased from the US. That's how tariffs work. People get it wrong.
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Correct, up to a point. Anyone can pay the tax, originator, shipping agent, receiver or buyer. The government just wants the money.
Some exporters are covering the tariff out of pocket. Some are collecting the tariff at point of purchase. Some are having the shipping agent handle the process. Ups shipments from Europe are a good example. Ups pays the tariff and passes it on to the receiver as an additional charge.
But the ultimate responsibility is the buyer.
Should probably mention customs duty and tariff are the same thing.
Some exporters are covering the tariff out of pocket. Some are collecting the tariff at point of purchase. Some are having the shipping agent handle the process. Ups shipments from Europe are a good example. Ups pays the tariff and passes it on to the receiver as an additional charge.
But the ultimate responsibility is the buyer.
Should probably mention customs duty and tariff are the same thing.
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