[hpone91]

Looks like everything will be hit by the MPF

What is a Merchandise Processing Fee? The Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) is a user fee that the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) charges. It is charged in addition to US Customs duty as an ad valorem tax at a rate of .03464%. It is calculated as a percentage of the value of the shipments shown on the invoice, also known as the Customs appraisement. This user fee carries a minimum and maximum amount depending on the entered value of the shipment. MPF is required on informal (goods valued $2,500.00 USD or less) and formal (goods valued over $2,500.00 USD) entries into the US.

Informal MPF Rates Rate: $2.53 USD

Formal MPF Rates Minimum: $32.71 USD Maximum: $634.62 USD (And under Trump's decree, all mail from China must be labeled as formal goods now, so minimum $32.71 fee applies)

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-02293.pdf

[reaperman]

Just to be clear - if I order $5 of LED's from China, I now have to pay at minimum $37.71 instead of $5?

[Symbiote]

Ordering from Denmark, a medium or larger retailer in China would collect the Danish VAT (25%) and send that to the Danish tax authority. They'd mark the package with a transaction id for this, and it would go through EU customs without any further charges. (Presumably they still scan it for guns etc, and make random checks that these packages are labelled correctly.)

Goods ordered without using this system would be charged the 25% plus a handling fee, which is about $20 here.

However, the EU gave the logistics companies and retailers over a year to get these systems in place. The USA is taking a different approach.

[hpone91]

Yes

[anigbrowl]

Wow, that's fucking bullshit. I buy electronics components every year from Shenzen, talking with my supplier now about shipping from Singapore or Japan.