[Sharlin]

> even if it's a 1eur phone case (1eur + 3eur customs +

That's the fucking point for fuck's sake! Pardon my language, but the entire point of the tariff is to stop people from buying masses of trivial things from the other side of the world, with all the externalities that it entails. This tariff tries to cover at least some fraction of said externalities.

People on HN should not be this clueless about basic economy. This tariff is one of the good things that the EU has done lately, but unfortunately it won't be popular among the common folk who just want their cheap unsustainable stuff without having to think about the consequences.

[ondra]

This is obviously not the point if the surcharge disappears on packages with total price over 150 €.

[sunaookami]

When Trump introduced tariffs everyone screamed but now the EU does EXACTLY the same and suddenly it's okay.

[xienze]

> That's the fucking point for fuck's sake! Pardon my language, but the entire point of the tariff is to stop people from buying masses of trivial things from the other side of the world, with all the externalities that it entails. This tariff tries to cover at least some fraction of said externalities.

Boy, when you put it that way it makes me wonder why people didn't appreciate the genius of Trump's tarrifs.