(02-28-2026, 04:08 PM)Durian Fiend Wrote: '...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.
Three days and still no reply on Huffpost Hawaii, breaking down those figgaz. Tangs are pretty agnostic and omnivorous when it comes to media, although we prefer to dig down to primary sources quickly, as opposed to finding an opinion or perspective that can be "trusted", or with which we agree. All sources have bias and agenda, so minimizing time in the interpretative layer in favor of the underlying data tends to work best. JMO. It would be so fun to hear the real views of the billionaire French-born Iranian-American in Hawaii, who brings us such "journalism", on current events.