Topic: Japan tariff

[69cb750]

Has anyone ordered parts from Yamiya in July or August?
Any tariff?

[pickleknuckles]

Has anyone ordered parts from Yamiya in July or August?
Any tariff?

Yup. I got hit w it. Wasn't bad. Only around $4.25 on a $20 part that cost me $26 to ship. However, UPS charged an additional $20 brokerage fee to collect it.

At this rate we should be great again in no time.



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[Stev-o]

Has anyone ordered parts from Yamiya in July or August?
Any tariff?

However, UPS charged an additional $20 brokerage fee to collect it.

It is my understanding that brokerage charges are paid to UPS for clearing the shipment through customs. It's entirely separate from duties/taxes/tariffs which go to the government.

[Deltarider]

[...] At this rate we should be great again in no time.

Do I sense irony? 

[MauiK3]

Seems like we will be paying more for lots of things

[carnivorous chicken]

Saw today that there are some delivery services now no longer willing to ship to the USA because of tariffs, dunno if it's true or not. But hey, you want a tariff war? There's going to be some casualties.

[pickleknuckles]

Has anyone ordered parts from Yamiya in July or August?
Any tariff?

However, UPS charged an additional $20 brokerage fee to collect it.

It is my understanding that brokerage charges are paid to UPS for clearing the shipment through customs. It's entirely separate from duties/taxes/tariffs which go to the government.

90% of my bike is from Yamiya or CMSNL and I've never been charged a brokerage or any other sort of fee until they had to collect a tariff.
It's always been the price of goods, shipping, and maybe some sort of VAT on the seller's end. I get notification when it clears customs, and then regular updates as it works its way to my door. My last purchase after the tariffs went into effect for Japan, I got an additional UPS notification about collection of an another $24 and some change. The breakdown of that was tariff + fee, and they said it could be paid online or to the driver upon receipt via credit card.

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[bryanj]

What happens in UK is this.
If you go over a set limit
Add the cost of item to cost of carriage,
Add on an import duty that varies,
Add on a 20%tax to the total of the above( yes that means you are being taxed on a tax!),
Then the carrier charges you a fee for the priveledge of passing your  money on to tax people.
I am buying pistons from Cruzinimage in Japan, it is cheaper to buy one set at a time each with individual carriage than 2 sets with less carriage but tax

[pickleknuckles]

What happens in UK is this.
If you go over a set limit
Add the cost of item to cost of carriage,
Add on an import duty that varies,
Add on a 20%tax to the total of the above( yes that means you are being taxed on a tax!),
Then the carrier charges you a fee for the priveledge of passing your  money on to tax people.
I am buying pistons from Cruzinimage in Japan, it is cheaper to buy one set at a time each with individual carriage than 2 sets with less carriage but tax

Absolute robbery.

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[Dr. Frankenstein]

Yeah, I ordered some rings from CruzinImage in Japan and just got a notice from DHL that I need to pay an additional $25 for it to be delivered...? Does this smell fishy or no? I plan to contact DHL in person, but has anybody gotten anything similar?  I've never known parts to be shipped from DHL.

[pickleknuckles]

Yeah, I ordered some rings from CruzinImage in Japan and just got a notice from DHL that I need to pay an additional $25 for it to be delivered...? Does this smell fishy or no? I plan to contact DHL in person, but has anybody gotten anything similar?  I've never known parts to be shipped from DHL.

Same thing here w UPS. I thought it was a bit sketch too.

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[bryanj]

That will be Mr? Trump as you now have a "tarriff" on all items imported from certain countries whilst ours is just over a certain value, a way arround it is for someboddy to buy it for you in a different country then send it to you as a gift, but that is extra postage

[M 750K6]

On a Triumph forum (I have an old Triumph car) it was reported the British Post Office has suspended parcel post to the US, as the US is now demanding up front payment of tariffs by the seller. Extreme and I can't vouch for accuracy, but it's a sign of the times that I wouldn't be surprised if it were to be accurate.

What is definitely happening is instead of trusted US sources, alternative sources of spare parts for Triumphs and Nortons are being found instead. Duties, shipping costs and just the uncertainty of what will finally be charged are just too much now.

For my CB750, I was aiming to install Hondaman's transistor ignition modification and modern fuse box, but I am waiting until this all gets a bit more grown-up.

I lived and studied in the US in the '90s. And my wife was there for 2 years. We have friends in the US. We feel a close connection. But, we are starting to feel we are losing touch with a new emerging US that seems to have changed values. In part, it really serves us (particularly in Europe) right. We have taken the US for granted. But collectively we seem to be moving towards significant over-correction, which will damage all of the West.

[simon#42]

i used to buy a lot of stuff from america but it has become far too expensive . this has nothing at all to do with american tariffs but the fact that the uk charges a 20% tax on imports over a certain value plus another import tax plus a handling fee . added to a strong dollar have made it uneconomical , oh and i forgot to say that shipping costs have also doubled .  its a shame i have dealt with some great sellers from the usa and would like to continue to.

[69cb750]

Yup. I got hit w it. Wasn't bad. Only around $4.25 on a $20 part that cost me $26 to ship. However, UPS charged an additional $20 brokerage fee to collect it.

I ordered a pair of rims from Yamiya in April, no tariff.
The "official" Japan tariff is 15%, usa and Japan are still negotiation.

What happens in UK is this.
If you go over a set limit
Add the cost of item to cost of carriage,
Add on an import duty that varies,
Add on a 20%tax to the total of the above ( yes that means you are being taxed on a tax!),
Then the carrier charges you a fee for the priveledge of passing your money on to tax people.
I am buying pistons from Cruzinimage in Japan, it is cheaper to buy one set at a time each with individual carriage than 2 sets with less carriage but tax

This is terrible.

Same thing here w UPS. I thought it was a bit sketch too.

Yeah, I ordered some rings from CruzinImage in Japan and just got a notice from DHL that I need to pay an additional $25 for it to be delivered...? Does this smell fishy or no? I plan to contact DHL in person, but has anybody gotten anything similar?  I've never known parts to be shipped from DHL.

Not fishy, companies are changing shippers to get the best rate, shippers are trying to determine what today's "law" is and if they can charge more.

i used to buy a lot of stuff from america but it has become far too expensive . this has nothing at all to do with american tariffs but the fact that the uk charges a 20% tax on imports over a certain value plus another import tax plus a handling fee . added to a strong dollar have made it uneconomical , oh and i forgot to say that shipping costs have also doubled .  its a shame i have dealt with some great sellers from the usa and would like to continue to.

An equal rate between counties is fair, unfortunately governments and politics are involved.

[Dr. Frankenstein]

FWIW, I called DHL and Yes Indeed they had me bend over and say Please...

If the news is to be believed though, the legalities of these tariffs is being questioned, so hopefully we'll soon be able to stop talking financing when we're getting parts.

[carnivorous chicken]

FWIW, I called DHL and Yes Indeed they had me bend over and say Please...

If the news is to be believed though, the legalities of these tariffs is being questioned, so hopefully we'll soon be able to stop talking financing when we're getting parts.

Announced yesterday that the tariffs have been deemed invalid by an appellate court as the president does not have unilateral authority to impose tariffs. The tarifss are staying in place, however, until October so the administration can appeal to the Supreme Court.

[pickleknuckles]

Not fishy, companies are changing shippers to get the best rate, shippers are trying to determine what today's "law" is and if they can charge more.

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An equal rate between counties is fair, unfortunately governments and politics are involved.

Fishy in the way it was handled, not the fact that it's happening. I definitely double checked it in my account on the UPS app because the text and emails I got seemed like so much other spam.

Agreed on the equal rate part, but the plan doesn't seem like it's intended to make things equal between trade partners so much as it's a failed attempt to extort them and move the US towards isolationism.

FWIW, I called DHL and Yes Indeed they had me bend over and say Please...

If the news is to be believed though, the legalities of these tariffs is being questioned, so hopefully we'll soon be able to stop talking financing when we're getting parts.

Announced yesterday that the tariffs have been deemed invalid by an appellate court as the president does not have unilateral authority to impose tariffs. The tarifss are staying in place, however, until October so the administration can appeal to the Supreme Court.

I saw that. My fingers are crossed. I would really like to build an early 750 F but I don't think it's in the cards w the way things are going.
Even pattern parts for my '51 Chevy and '87 Dodge are going up along with repair parts for our newer Volvo and BMW daily drivers.


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[BenelliSEI]

FWIW, I called DHL and Yes Indeed they had me bend over and say Please...

If the news is to be believed though, the legalities of these tariffs is being questioned, so hopefully we'll soon be able to stop talking financing when we're getting parts.

Couriers in Canada also charge ridiculous “brokerage and handling” rates. I always try to use vendors that use regular post. Maybe a few days longer, but no “extras”!

[pickleknuckles]

FWIW, I called DHL and Yes Indeed they had me bend over and say Please...

If the news is to be believed though, the legalities of these tariffs is being questioned, so hopefully we'll soon be able to stop talking financing when we're getting parts.

Couriers in Canada also charge ridiculous “brokerage and handling” rates. I always try to use vendors that use regular post. Maybe a few days longer, but no “extras”!

Best case scenario for the USPS is that you actually receive your package at all.

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[bryanj]

Will have to check at this end if personal parcels are tarriffed

[69cb750]

All the comments are interesting, thanks for posting.
Interesting comments from outside usa.

I am in Michigan
A friend makes expensive equipment for industry.
Sold 10 units last year, sold 2 units this year.
Medium and large business are waiting before spending money.
My friend expects recession, I do too, possibly severe, surprised at stock market levels.
Hard to predict or guess the next 12 months.

[69cb750]

Received ebay message - Due to US policies, import fees for this item will need to be paid to customs or the shipping carrier on delivery. Learn more.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/126367517603

[scottly]

https://pages.ebay.com/tariffs/

[69cb750]

Japan's tariff negotiator says the US's reciprocal tariffs will be lowered by next week
Japan's tariff negotiator said the US would revise tariffs on Japanese goods by September 16.
In an X post, he said there would be a reduction in Japanese automobile tariffs.
The tariff rate for goods from Japan stands at 15%, pre-revision.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/japans-tariff-negotiator-says-the-uss-reciprocal-tariffs-will-be-lowered-by-next-week/ar-AA1Ma87m?ocid=BingNewsSerp