Government Coup

[iris lilies]

I like to buy paintings from Denmark but now too nervous to do so.

the last three major pieces of art I purchased came from Europe. Two of them were in late October or early Novemberr and all were over $800, so I’m a little puzzled that tarriffs were not charged, and I was shocked at how quickly they came. They were delivered through DHS and I think it was a only a week-ish.

[Tradd]

the last three major pieces of art I purchased came from Europe. Two of them were in late October or early Novemberr and all were over $800, so I’m a little puzzled that tarriffs were not charged, and I was shocked at how quickly they came. They were delivered through DHS and I think it was a only a week-ish.

Some shippers are covering the duties.

And it’s tariffs, not tarrifs.

[Rogar]

Tariffs have had so many changes that I've lost track of any that seem significant. However, I was browsing some vintage upscaled rugs that would ship from Turkey and was curious if there would be additional fees.

[Tradd]

Tariffs have had so many changes that I've lost track of any that seem significant. However, I was browsing some vintage upscaled rugs that would ship from Turkey and was curious if there would be additional fees.

Where they made in Turkey? If so, 15% flat rate. Country of origin (manufacture) counts, not where something ships from.

NYT has an excellent tariff tracker.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...f-tracker.html

[Tradd]

Flexport is a very large freight forwarder/customs broker. They have an excellent tariff calculator.

https://tariffs.flexport.com/

[Rogar]

Where they made in Turkey? If so, 15% flat rate. Country of origin (manufacture) counts, not where something ships from.

NYT has an excellent tariff tracker.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...f-tracker.html

The tracker was interesting. The rugs are vintage from the 1960's and 70's so I am no sure where they were made. I put one in a check out cart out of curiosity I didn't see any additional add on's.

[rosarugosa]

I believe my lace curtains are coming from Scotland. I had looked at so many lace curtains online that my head was spinning. When I finally found what I wanted and the ability to customize sizes, I was not going to let tariffs stop me from moving ahead. However, there was no indication that there was any add-on for tariffs when I made my purchase. Funny enough, the business owner is in the Boston area, and I had a lot of correspondence with her. They used to have a bricks and mortar store in Boston's Back Bay, but now they are online only. She told me how many yards of lace to order, and said they would come with an invoice from the seamstress for the custom sizing. So it was a somewhat unusual transaction in that apparently they are trusting me to pay for the seamstress after I receive my product. I mean, we all know I'm good for it, but the folks at London Lace don't know me at all.

My amaryllis bulb order this year did have an add-on for tariffs. I get them from a nursery in CT, but they import them from the Netherlands. It was a 6% add-on.

[Tradd]

Rosa, some sellers don’t have their systems set up to tell you about tariffs. That’s all ok the buyer. So expect separate bill.

[Tybee]

Rogar, I have bought a lot of rugs from this guy who ships from North Carolina, I believe, and he is wonderful, with great prices:

Rugsource

on Ebay

[Rogar]

Rogar, I have bought a lot of rugs from this guy who ships from North Carolina, I believe, and he is wonderful, with great prices:

Rugsource

on Ebay

Thanks. I checked it out and it's similar to the places I was browsing on Etsy, but ships from the US. I'll browse more seriously later, but looks interesting.