Holy ****…34% tariffs on imports from China

[Mrktn]

wow, I’m lost for words

 

[msinger]

34%? Not too shabby.

Did you catch the 100% tariff on electric vehicles and the 50% on solar cells that rolled out last fall?

There's a lot more to this topic than most people realize. The media tends to gloss over many of these tariffs as it doesn't quite fit their narrative.

 

[mavic3usa]

It’s going to sting but don’t forget, everyone seems to think China/DJI is going to “absorb” it.

 

[Mrktn]

It’s going to sting but don’t forget, everyone seems to think China/DJI is going to “absorb” it.

I reckon they will absorb some of it but bound to be a price increase of sorts for the US people, but it will have a knock on effect globally

 

[Mrktn]

34%? Not too shabby.

Did you catch the 100% tariff on electric vehicles and the 50% on solar cells that rolled out last fall?

There's a lot more to this topic than most people realize. The media tends to gloss over many of these tariffs as it doesn't quite fit their narrative.

I didn’t catch the tariffs last fall Mike.

It’s a big belief here in the UK that the tariffs are designed to discourage exports to the US.

 

[Meta4]

It’s going to sting but don’t forget, everyone seems to think China/DJI is going to “absorb” it.

Everyone ??

 

[AlanL]

Everyone ??

Nothing to worry about - the Easter Bunny will swoop in to cover the costs.......

 

[microlinux]

It’s going to sting but don’t forget, everyone seems to think China/DJI is going to “absorb” it.

Lotta people about to discover tariffs are regressive taxes levied by your own government

 

[mavic3usa]

Everyone ??

Exactly what I meant, glad you and I agree. Tariffs will almost always hurt the end consumer and no middle man or retailer or manufacturer is just going to absorb the costs on our behalf forever, every month new tariffs are announced. Somehow they have to a pass along, maybe not always on MSRP but there are way.

 

[Meta4]

Exactly what I meant, glad you and I agree.

I'm not sure where you got that idea, but it's not right.

 

[Meta4]

34%? Not too shabby.

That might change the expected prices for the Mavic 4 when it arrives.

 

[msinger]

That might change the expected prices for the Mavic 4 when it arrives.

After the last round of inflation, I'm not even sure I would notice

 

[Bad Santa]

I wouldn't have bought my drone if the price was 30% more.

 

[Mrktn]

With the tariffs coming into effect in a matter of days, and the time it takes for shipments to arrive from China to the US, are some Mavic 4 Pros already on their way? On the assumption that they are shipped and not flown. Assume stock (generally) already in the US will not be subject to the increased tariffs?

 

[SkyeHigh]

With the tariffs coming into effect in a matter of days, and the time it takes for shipments to arrive from China to the US, are some Mavic 4 Pros already on their way? On the assumption that they are shipped and not flown. Assume stock (generally) already in the US will not be subject to the increased tariffs?

The tariffs will take effect as soon as the shipments arrive onshore and pass through customs from the date the tariffs are put in place. It shouldn’t have any impact on stock that has already passed customs prior to the tariff taking effect.

In the past imported products and those where excise is payable, could be held in a Bonded Warehouse and only became liable for tariffs and taxes when ‘released’ from the warehouse. In that case products already in the country and under the Bond would be liable to any excise and tariffs that applied when the product was released from the warehouse.

Tariffs help no one and just damage the economy and global trade. Patriotism is one thing and protecting local production and jobs is all well and good but in reality we all live in a global economy these days. Time to make our DJI drones last a lot longer and hope common sense prevails.

 

[JAW]

Say good-bye to the de minimus exemption

There is this thing called the "de minimus exemption" which allowed imports from the PRC valued at under $800 to avoid any tariff. PRC companies like TEMU and ALI EXPRESS (and DJI, I suspect) breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Well, on April 2 Trump signed an order closing the de minimus exemption loophole on cheap goods from China that were previously exempt from tariffs. Trump said that duty-free exports from China “play a significant role in the synthetic opioid crisis in the United States.” (True or not, when it comes to reasons why our El Presidente does anything, the Any Port in a Storm philosophy applies.)

The bottom line is, effective May 2 everything shipped from the PRC to the US will be subject to at least a 20% import duty. That includes items that ship the last leg from a delivery company in the US, a common tactic used by TEMU. So that means the $19.96 sweater I just received from TEMU will cost $23.95 if it's shipped on or after May 2.

Or will it? A careful inspection of the import label attached to the delivery package of my sweater shows a value of $3.00 US. This would incur a duty of $.60 US (60 cents) on or after May 2.

It will be interesting to see how that plays out.

 

[chadCO]

The real joke is those thinking tariffs are anything more than a tax on abject stupidity. Watch the jokes defend them.

 

[SkyeHigh]

Or will it? A careful inspection of the import label attached to the delivery package of my sweater shows a value of $3.00 US. This would incur a duty of $.60 US (60 cents) on or after May 2.

You make a good point there. For many years I’ve been buying electronic components and pre-populated microcontrollers boards from a well known New York based business and each time the enclosed itemised product list bears no resemblance to the actual item prices. The full price still remains below the rate at which duty is charged but there is an annual total duty-free limit of A$900 that could be breached with duty-free products bought while on overseas holidays.

 

[chadCO]

Fraudulently marking prices lower to avoid duties / tariffs isn't a sustainable business practice, the moment its detected all shipments from the particular offender will be seized and put in a warehouse somewhere until they go out of business. Customs can even just impose a fine/duty on one shippers containers and penalize them personally. I ship my old digital cameras to my brother in Australia, they will even go as far as assessing a higher duty on used gear... customs can do absolutely anything they want to with complete impunity.

 

[tstr14]

I wouldn't have bought my drone if the price was 30% more.

I remember a woman in the early 70's saying she would NEVER pay $.50 for a gallon of gas. Um, OK.