Thanks for that breakdown. Yeah, it sounds like your situation might have been a fluke. Grats, though. It's a bummer that the landscape is as it is today.
On Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 3:42:24 PM UTC-7 Spencer wrote: > At a high level it got held in Memphis, I called the FedEx import line > (found it on their site somewhere and they didn’t contact me), they sent me > a form to get an import ID number(19 CFR 24.5 form) and had some questions > on the import itself. I had them walk me through all required fields as I > filled it out, confirmed they received it when I submitted, and then > confirmed they sent it to the customs agent while on the phone. > > For the import questions they had I clarified the import was a personal > steel bike frame import for $1860.57 and then talked bikes for a few > minutes with the support person. Lol > > Giant disclaimer that they could’ve miscoded it so I may have gotten lucky > and the tariff situation has changed since April/May so it could get hit > with a tariff if I bought it now hypothetically. > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM Donzaemon <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Spencer, can you speak to the process you went through for dealing with >> the shipment? Was it FedEx who contacted you when the order was at customs? >> >> On Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 9:57:15 AM UTC-7 Spencer wrote: >> >>> So crazy to hear the various charges fedex is hitting people with. I got >>> hit with $0 from my blue lug shipment (ordered one of their Atlantis frames >>> months ago). I called the FedEx import people and had them walk me through >>> exactly how to fill out the forms. Got an invoice and other documentation >>> for the import expecting to have some charges, but it listed $0 on there. >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM Stephen A <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I got hit with tariffs on a $400 order from Blue Lug. Fedex sent me an >>>> invoice in the mail, which I got after the fact. Came out to about 10% >>>> extra... >>>> On Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 1:54:31 PM UTC-7 Adrian wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is anyone getting his with tariffs or charges for smaller >>>>> items/orders? Or just oversized items like frames? >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 4:36:42 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> 16%+ for a very nice frame; I wouldn’t like it but I’d happily pay it >>>>>> to get a frameset I really liked. >>>>>> >>>>>> I’ll be interested to see and hear about the final build and your >>>>>> riding experiences. >>>>>> >>>>>> Patrick Moore, ruthlessly bottom-trimming in ABQ. NM. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, May 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM Taylor Kurosaki <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Welp, it turns out I just received a FedEx bill for $305.39. This >>>>>>> amount is due to a tariff of 10%, a tariff of 3.9%, a processing fee of >>>>>>> $32 >>>>>>> and a disbursement fee of $14. So, buyer beware, you are all considered >>>>>>> importers when buying from out of the country. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From: *[email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>>>> on behalf of Taylor Kurosaki <[email protected]> >>>>>>> *Date: *Friday, May 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM >>>>>>> *To: *RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> >>>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [RBW] Re: IRe: 2025 Atlantis pre-sale >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I got my Atlantis from Blue Lug early this week. Looks like I >>>>>>> didn't pay any tariff. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/gGD2QHIXdw8/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fa3e7a40-b436-4992-a229-2ece3dc34456n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fa3e7a40-b436-4992-a229-2ece3dc34456n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/gGD2QHIXdw8/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/59d5f2da-bf97-45e7-b082-ce06787a4d56n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/59d5f2da-bf97-45e7-b082-ce06787a4d56n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f5d5b8a2-8de5-4f25-8095-ba9a80f2a5d1n%40googlegroups.com.
