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    Is there a trade deal with China? Is it really a deal or just a pull-back to status quo ante? Is Trump advancing US interests in this well-executed trade battle plan or was this poorly conceived from the start . . . and harmful?

    I think the jury's still out, but I haven't seen that the Chinese are offering much in compromise - and it's not even clear if there's going to be an agreement. But it's clear they are working on something and I'm sure Trump will sell it as the greatest trade deal ever. The proof will be in the details.


     
    Some shoppers are getting surprised with new fees from online purchases, sometimes days or weeks after ordering, as tariffs on Chinese goods hit U.S. consumers.
    It’s not clear how widespread the issue is, but shoppers are reporting that they have been getting notices from carrier companies, including UPS and DHL, that they owe new fees, long after the purchase was made.

    The Trump administration has imposed tariffs of 10 percent on nearly every country and 30 percent for most products from China. On top of that, the White House closed a loophole, known as the de minimis exemption, on small-value items from China. Packages worth less than $800 used to enter the country tariff-free, but as of May 2, those shipments from China are subject to tariffs.

    All of those changes have been ensnaring shoppers across the United States who report making purchases and then receiving a note from a carrier company informing them that they need to pay duties to receive the goods. The notes don’t typically identify tariffs as the culprit, but shoppers who looked into the fees discovered that tariffs were indeed the problem.

    Ben Dominguez-Benner, a programmer in Austin, received an email from UPS on May 2 with a bill for $137.42 for “fees and taxes” on a purchase he had made nearly a week earlier. He would need to pay the full amount to receive the $183 cord organizing system he’d bought from CRDBAG, a Swedish company.

    Dominguez-Benner assumed the bill had to be something to do with tariffs. Yes, CRDBAG told him, the “unexpected import charge” was because one item in his order included materials from China. (CRDBAG told The Post that less than 5 percent of its products are sourced from China and that new tariffs were implemented shortly after Dominguez-Benner placed his order.)

    Dominguez-Benner paid up because he wanted the item, even if it did suddenly cost significantly more. But next time, he’ll look to avoid unexpected charges.

    “I definitely will be buying from a domestic vendor who hopefully has already jacked the rate or tells you what it is,” he said.

    These new after-purchase fees are somewhat unusual and probably a temporary problem, according to industry experts. The carriers appear to be acting as customs brokers — a role they often fill — and making sure the import fees are paid by collecting the amount from the package recipients.

    Consumers aren’t expected to routinely keep getting these large bills from shipping carriers after making purchases.

    “I would think this is probably part of a transition period from costs being missed from times of checkout,” said Britain Pavlic, director of transportation at the supply chain consulting firm enVista............

    Sudden fees. No warning. Welcome to shopping with tariffs in 2025.



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    Optimus Prime said:
    Some shoppers are getting surprised with new fees from online purchases, sometimes days or weeks after ordering, as tariffs on Chinese goods hit U.S. consumers.
    It’s not clear how widespread the issue is, but shoppers are reporting that they have been getting notices from carrier companies, including UPS and DHL, that they owe new fees, long after the purchase was made.

    The Trump administration has imposed tariffs of 10 percent on nearly every country and 30 percent for most products from China. On top of that, the White House closed a loophole, known as the de minimis exemption, on small-value items from China. Packages worth less than $800 used to enter the country tariff-free, but as of May 2, those shipments from China are subject to tariffs.

    All of those changes have been ensnaring shoppers across the United States who report making purchases and then receiving a note from a carrier company informing them that they need to pay duties to receive the goods. The notes don’t typically identify tariffs as the culprit, but shoppers who looked into the fees discovered that tariffs were indeed the problem.

    Ben Dominguez-Benner, a programmer in Austin, received an email from UPS on May 2 with a bill for $137.42 for “fees and taxes” on a purchase he had made nearly a week earlier. He would need to pay the full amount to receive the $183 cord organizing system he’d bought from CRDBAG, a Swedish company.

    Dominguez-Benner assumed the bill had to be something to do with tariffs. Yes, CRDBAG told him, the “unexpected import charge” was because one item in his order included materials from China. (CRDBAG told The Post that less than 5 percent of its products are sourced from China and that new tariffs were implemented shortly after Dominguez-Benner placed his order.)

    Dominguez-Benner paid up because he wanted the item, even if it did suddenly cost significantly more. But next time, he’ll look to avoid unexpected charges.

    “I definitely will be buying from a domestic vendor who hopefully has already jacked the rate or tells you what it is,” he said.

    These new after-purchase fees are somewhat unusual and probably a temporary problem, according to industry experts. The carriers appear to be acting as customs brokers — a role they often fill — and making sure the import fees are paid by collecting the amount from the package recipients.

    Consumers aren’t expected to routinely keep getting these large bills from shipping carriers after making purchases.

    “I would think this is probably part of a transition period from costs being missed from times of checkout,” said Britain Pavlic, director of transportation at the supply chain consulting firm enVista............

    Sudden fees. No warning. Welcome to shopping with tariffs in 2025.



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    Nope, sorry. I ain't paying that. Ding my credit, whatever. It's complete BS.
     
    superchuck500 said:
    Wait, I thought Donald told us that foreign countries pay tariffs

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    I just paid about $4 extra at Walmart for taxes on groceries. My receipt had 2 taxes cited. The receipt says tax 1 and tax 2. One is the city sales tax and one was 8%. I asked one of the employees and he said the 8% was the county sales tax, which is preposterous, since the county tax is about 1%. He said that is what he was told. I wonder if he was told country, and misunderstood it to be county. It was obviously the tariff tax, since Walmart did not charge the extra tax for my oil change.

    Anyway, it appears that Walmart is absorbing 2% of the worldwide 10% tariff, for now.
     
    efil4 said:



    Yeeeeeaaah sure they are.
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    I don’t shop at Mao-Mart.

    We have been grocery shopping at Aldi’s as opposed to Giant Eagle as of late. Yeah, I do have to go to Giant Eagle for a couple of items but since Giant Eagle is near Aldi’s I am not spending much gas.

    Aldi’s is cheaper and the food is good and even better in some cases.

    And Bessent can pound rock salt up his azz.
     
    A majority of US companies say they will have to raise their prices to accommodate Donald Trump’s tariffs in the US, according to a new report.

    More than half (54%) of the US companies surveyed by insurance company Allianz said they will have to raise prices to accommodate the cost of the tariffs. Of the 4,500 companies across nine countries, including the US, UK and China, surveyed by Allianz only 22% said they can absorb the increased costs.

    The unpredictability of US trade policy has also dented exporters’ confidence. The survey found 42% of exporting companies now anticipate turnover to decline between -2% and -10% over the next 12 months, compared to fewer than 5% before 2 April “liberation day” – when Trump unveiled his tariff policy.


    Though Trump has pulled back on many of the levies he initially proposed, key tariffs remain in place, including a 10% universal tariff on all US imports, a 30% tariff on Chinese imports and extra tariffs on specific industries like metal and auto parts.

    Trump has insisted that tariffs will make America “very wealthy again”, though it appears that American companies and consumers are simply expecting to pay higher prices as the tariffs settle into place. In April, consumer expectations of inflation reached their highest point since 1981, according to the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research.…….

    www.theguardian.com

    Majority of US companies say they have to raise prices due to Trump tariffs

    Over half (54%) of companies surveyed by insurer Allianz say they will have to raise prices to accommodate cost of tariffs
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
     
    Optimus Prime said:
    A majority of US companies say they will have to raise their prices to accommodate Donald Trump’s tariffs in the US, according to a new report.

    More than half (54%) of the US companies surveyed by insurance company Allianz said they will have to raise prices to accommodate the cost of the tariffs. Of the 4,500 companies across nine countries, including the US, UK and China, surveyed by Allianz only 22% said they can absorb the increased costs.

    The unpredictability of US trade policy has also dented exporters’ confidence. The survey found 42% of exporting companies now anticipate turnover to decline between -2% and -10% over the next 12 months, compared to fewer than 5% before 2 April “liberation day” – when Trump unveiled his tariff policy.


    Though Trump has pulled back on many of the levies he initially proposed, key tariffs remain in place, including a 10% universal tariff on all US imports, a 30% tariff on Chinese imports and extra tariffs on specific industries like metal and auto parts.

    Trump has insisted that tariffs will make America “very wealthy again”, though it appears that American companies and consumers are simply expecting to pay higher prices as the tariffs settle into place. In April, consumer expectations of inflation reached their highest point since 1981, according to the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research.…….

    www.theguardian.com

    Majority of US companies say they have to raise prices due to Trump tariffs

    Over half (54%) of companies surveyed by insurer Allianz say they will have to raise prices to accommodate cost of tariffs
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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    22% are lying
     

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