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Something I received from TJ (I think Goody-Japan as well even though I don't use them), and since I'm from the US...:

The US de minimis exemption ends on August 29, 2025, for all countries.
[www.whitehouse.gov] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-act...-all-countries/

The De Minimis Rule is a system in the United States that exempts small shipments with an import value below a certain amount from customs duties, taxes, and procedural burdens. Currently, imports valued at $800 or less are eligible.
If this rule is suspended, [person] will have to pay customs duties on all goods you receive from overseas.

[person] will be charged an Ad Valorem Duty of 15% tariff or more(depending on the country of origin, e.g., Japan 15%) if you use UPS and DHL. In addition, customs clearance fees will also be charged.

For a limited six-month period after the effective date of August 29, international postal shipments can use simplified duty rates.
[person] will be charged an Ad Valorem Duty of 15% or more tariff, or a Flat Duty of 80 ~ 200 USD per package, to receive your ordered items from now on (depending on the country of origin, e.g., China 54% or 200 USD) if you use Japan Post/USPS. Instead, customs clearance fees will not be charged.

For us...Americans, is this a (very bad) sign to come and we should panic? We're already paying for imported stuff and overseas shipping, now to turn around and pay more fees?

This is not about benefiting you, this is about taking away your ability to buy from other countries. It's not even about collecting revenue, the main goal is to reduce the volume of packages, so they can snoop through them all again. De minimis was extremely popular (1.4 billion packages in 2024), and this is probably the most unpopular thing Trump's ever done.

It's like you fought the Revolutionary War, and then George Washington just turned around and continued the policies of the British. The war against authoritarian central governments and tax thieves is just beginning.

Oh, there's plenty of leopards for everyone's faces.

and this is probably the most unpopular thing Trump's ever done.

among other shit...

I highly doubt it’s going to last very long due to how unpopular it is. Either Trump will walk it back or whoever is in office next will repeal them.

Too bad Trump will still not get impeached.

Oh, there's plenty of leopards for everyone's faces.

Lol, plenty of leopards.

Anyway, tarriffs have been around for decades. And just being implemented lol

@Sh@doW

He will not. He was 'tried' to be impeached before but instead the impeachment fired back.

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Anyway, not all goods are tarriffed. Some essential ones are free from it

It turns out electing a vile tyrant who says he's going to tariff the rest of the world results in him doing exactly what he said he's going to do. I'm going to enjoy the suffering of all the red states who are so reliant on federal support just to survive. They brought this on themselves.

I'd also strongly recommend stockpiling rice and beans immediately. Trust me, you're going to need it.

Just from my own experience I had no issues getting my doujinshi delivered today w/o any issue. Everything moved along normally, even after the warning from my own proxy site.