Austria, too. I know somebody working there in mid-management. They say the don't care about high or low taxes on the parcels they transport, but they need a straight forward way to execute, and there just is none.

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Scoundreller 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is the issue for postal systems.

In every country in the world, you could send a package by post and the receiving country’s customs will assess duty/taxes/admin fees and charge the recipient as the default procedure.

As of later this week, the US will not do that procedure (or allegedly charge some absurd flat rate, like $50-$200 on even a $1 package).

Sending postal systems don’t want to deal with the aftermath of rejected/refused packages. And it’s unknown if US Customs and US Postal Service is even capable of charging that flat rate anyway.

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ViewTrick1002 2 days ago | parent [-]

In the EU a flat fee was introduced to deal with the workload and a system to send predeclared items.

The difference is that it was communicated well in advance without any uncertainty.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Import_One-Stop_Shop

	▲	Scoundreller 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		It’s not a flat fee though, it’s the VAT rate and an admin fee if you don’t go the IOSS route. When I sent an unpaid item, I think I paid 5 EUR/pkg for processing to France customs on top of VAT because I paid online after France assessed it, but before delivery. US is saying any parcel arriving without duty paid would be charged $80-$200 flat fee solely depending on which tariff rate applies. IE, from a “bad” country, a $1 item could have a $200 fee. Or as low as a bargain or $80. They’re basically treating every parcel like it’s work $800 item. https://www.valueaddedresource.net/trump-ends-de-minimis-exe... Anecdotally, many Canadian shippers have reported that China item containing parcels have just been getting returned to sender. No American has received a bill at the door for postal imports.

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thm 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Unless they're declared as gift <$100 or sent via Express.

	▲	Scoundreller 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Americans going to be receiving a lot of $99 gifts!