Haven’t you got a certain value of goods you can import before any tariffs / taxes apply? We certainly do in the UK.
Used to be a de minimus $800 limit but who even knows anymore. 
Do you need a roommate in the UK this is getting bonkers over here 
Not sure my wife would approve 
Totally agree, it’s not just cheap labor, it’s the entire manufacturing ecosystem they’ve built. Speed, specialization, and scale all in one place.
Ironically, you might be more likely to be hit with the tariff buying locally because the importer would be paying it on their bulk shipments and (presumably) passing it on to you in the final cost. On the other hand, if you ordered a single pair shipped directly from Italy it could fall under the minimum and escape the tariff. That all depends though on what the minimums are and how they’re implemented. Given the … uh … mercurial nature of our current administration who the hell knows.
Well, I hope you all ordered your imported goods!
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order ending the de minimus trade loophole for low-value packages shipped from all countries.
The order, which takes effect Aug. 29, will subject any shipments of imported goods into the U.S. worth $800 or less to duties, the White House said.
Any goods shipped through the international postal network will be subject to tariff rates based on the value of the package and its country of origin.
I’m so tired of winning.
All those tires, chains and other stuff I have will be worth a lot on the open market. Sell baby sell.
My wallet is trembling
I have to admit that it’s far enough away that I worry they’ll change it again right after all the IT people make all the adjustments to prepare. Things change fast in this Administration.
I ordered a wheelset from Light Bicycle back in mid-May. They are finally in the building stage so I think I should see them in 1-2 weeks. Have absolutely no idea what it’s gonna look like tariff wise which should be fun.
came here to post this… that’s the end of R2 and Bikeinn purchases for me… really a big bummer!
Hopefully it will change again in a month or two.
Feeling like 
for dinner 
Maybe payment by TrumpCoin will be tariff-free, or consumer tariff rebates will be issued in TrumpCoin, or importers who remit tariffs in TrumpCoin will get tariff relief.
Not sure which ones it applies to. I don’t think he even knows.
I have been buying stuff from bikeinn and r2 and no issues, the $800 de minimis still valid until end of August afaict
Well I took delivery of my wheelset. Not sure if Light Bicycle covered it on the backend somehow but I was not asked for any extra fees when it arrived in the US or at my house
The thing is, folks often forget about those expenses when they talk about how a product “should be cheaper because it costs pennies to manufacture”. The thing is, even if it does cost pennies to manufacture, all of the other business related expenses add up. If the company didn’t pay those other expenses there would be no product. I wouldn’t be surprised if the gross margin is somewhere in the 30-50% range, but the ultimate net margin might be closer to 10%.