刚看到这个报道: 川普终结$800免税!全球小包裹政策巨变 一个时代终结 (https://www.wenxuecity.com/news/2025/08/07/126278651.html ),正好我今天上午刚因为这个新规定造成的样品延误给客户写了道歉邮件,一并放在这里。
原来以为这个新规定只是针对Temu 那样的电商的, 没想到会针对所有的快递。下面是今天我写的给客户道歉的邮件。因为一个价值$2 的小样品的关税问题,耽误了10天,而且收了$21的关税,也不知道是怎么计算的。最扯的是 这个关税是要收件人交,估计 DHL联系收件人要收关税了,而收件人肯定以为是诈骗。 这个样品在亚特兰大被 "hold" 了10天,直到国内同事联系我,说国内DHL要我这边交关税才能放行,最后我这边联系DHL交了关税 。
这个新规不知道要给全球发来美国的快递造成多少混乱和延误。以后知道这个问题了,倒是可以让发货人预付关税,但是要交的关税比在美国交还要高出很多 (美国这边为 $2 的样品交 $21 的关税就已经很离谱了 -- 这个产品的关税率实际是 4.9% + 0.3%手续费 + 25% Trump 第一任期实行的贸易战关税 + 30% 今年新关税 = 60.2%)。
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Hi Sxxxxx,
The sample was delivered yesterday. Did you get a chance to see the sample ? Please let me know if the sample looks ok.
I am very sorry for the delay. The sample was shipped on July 21 and arrived at Atlanta on July 23. Then it was put on hold for tariff payment until Aug 1. (see attached tracking info.) We did not know that President Trump's executive order of removing "de minimis" tariff exemption (which previously allowed goods valued at $800 or less to enter the U.S. duty-free) would affect Fedex and DHL sample shipment. DHL probably contacted you to collect tariff and it most likely looked like a scam to you. Eventually DHL China office contacted us and told us to contact DHL in US to pay tariff. I paid the $21 tariff and DHL released the sample from "hold".
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