Nonsense Thread

[DER E30]

I bought a few Seikos from Japan and now it sucks to pay extra tarrifs

[McGyver]

Oh yeah, Temu and Shien absolutely fucked everything for everyone. Apparently, the US had an unusually high de minimis at around $800. Its debatable if that's too high. But its just bullshit to base a whole business on using the de minimis to undercut the competition's price by dodging taxes. I mean, I like the ingenuity to capitalize on an unfair advantage, but I'm glad they closed the loophole to shut it down.

It just sucks when you're trying to buy little things from small businesses abroad. Like i got a knock-off alpina vent gauge from a guy in france, i feel like its fair to avoid import taxes on this. I'm on the fence about a product from a small company like DTAFast.

[varg]

I'm so glad I ordered my big pile o RX7 parts from Japan in late 2024. From what I understand temu and shien other direct ship cheap chinese crap companies ruined the de minimis exemption for us with billion dollar markets of mail order direct from factory to consumer to landfill garbage. If that weren't happening the relatively small orders of car parts we get would probably still be exempt.

[econti]

Can you get the US CEO to stop winning so hard so I can afford fuel to get to work? That would be great

[2mAn]

Tariffs from China would cripple us...

[Chilezen]

How strange. I had parts cnc'd in China earlier this month, quoted $22.46 per part and bought 10. Grand total was $224.60. Shipped DHL, I expected an additional fee but didn't pay one. I'm genuinely surprised.

[rturbo 930]

It looks like they're hitting you with multiple tariffs on the same item.

That's it. For whatever reason I saw the numbers on the left and instantly thought they were part numbers lol. If I'd actually read it, I would have noticed it says "Duty Class".

[McGyver]

It looks like they're hitting you with multiple tariffs on the same item. I was under the impression that an item would fall into a single category in the HTS, and you get charged for that. Maybe you can speak to someone at UPS about it?
Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Also, once the Supreme Court struck down the individual tariffs, Trump imposed a universal 10% for all imported goods, then immediately raised it to 15%.

[2mAn]

The invoice was for 2 line items: the harness and the ECU. Looks like Im getting hit with Tarriffs on the full value of each item within the line so like one wire and one connector (no idea if thats what it is, just guessing) is being charged the full values' tariff... and also this was AFTER the Tarriff were ruled illegal... so fuckin annoyed right now

[rturbo 930]

Am I reading correctly that the value of a single wire within the harness is valued at $802? I'd be contesting that. That's just straight up highway robbery, or someone messed up the paperwork declaring what was in the package.

[2mAn]

[roguetoaster]

Well, that seems right. The diff doesn't even have a drain hole, luckily the transmission does.

Domestics were way ahead on that one, apparently they've been making disposable stuff since forever.

[McGyver]

F30s are repairable? I thought all of the repair trees on modern BMWs were designed to lead to buying a new BMW if there is an issue?

Well, that seems right. The diff doesn't even have a drain hole, luckily the transmission does.

[roguetoaster]

So no one here has dealt with repairing a 6mt out of an f30 335i?

F30s are repairable? I thought all of the repair trees on modern BMWs were designed to lead to buying a new BMW if there is an issue?

[McGyver]

So no one here has dealt with repairing a 6mt out of an f30 335i?