So let's say there are a hundred thousands Chinese hackers in a basement in a huge Beijing government office building and they have 200 million Chinese beads valued at $20 each and they have the address of 200 million US residents (captured from all the DJI drone flights). If they took 2 weeks and sent a single pack of beads to each American household and declared "seeds @ $1" obviously misrepresenting the contents, are you suggesting that all 200 million US households are "guilty" or "cheaters" if they don't a) pay the tariff or b) turn in the shipper? Did Chinese hackers turn all Americans into criminals inside of 2 weeks?I’m done. So take your last shot. Enjoy![]()

Anyway seriously, I know the US government is in a weird spot right now but the laws still do require there to be intent to defraud and as far as I know, you have to refuse to pay. There's a difference between going out of your way to cheat vs. discovering someone else "cheated" and not turning them in or correcting their mistake.
None of us here are opposed to an audit and back-collection. If errors are found, I fully welcome CBP to make the necessary adjustments and re-bill the shipper or seller for the corrected amounts. My president told me these foreign countries pay the tariffs so it was no surprise to me that I didn't have to pay anything when my package arrives. In my previous post, I know it didn't sound like I knew that for sure, but today....I'm a believer.
