02-28-2026, 04:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-28-2026, 04:12 PM by Durian Fiend.)
'...As Will stated in the Civil Beat article, "When the ship arrived, the importer sent us the bill from U.S. Customs. A 30% duty plus port storage and clearance fees had been assessed under the new tariffs. The total owed was over $10,000, and it had to be paid before the container could clear the port."
Thus, again assuming the best, Will's ADDITIONAL tariff of 30% on 20 grand is is 6 grand. Add in a few more fees and per day storage fees, I can get to 10 grand real quick..."
A good chance this is what happened. If it was, not giving the original figure plus the new one, or at the least adding "additional" was poor journalism on his part. A 30% duty is a 30% duty, not some percentage PLUS 30%.
Yesterday, someone in the comments section asked him to break down the costs in detail, btw.
Thus, again assuming the best, Will's ADDITIONAL tariff of 30% on 20 grand is is 6 grand. Add in a few more fees and per day storage fees, I can get to 10 grand real quick..."
A good chance this is what happened. If it was, not giving the original figure plus the new one, or at the least adding "additional" was poor journalism on his part. A 30% duty is a 30% duty, not some percentage PLUS 30%.
Yesterday, someone in the comments section asked him to break down the costs in detail, btw.