Modern Vespa

My new crankshaft for the Malaguti finally got back in stock. I ordered it from Scooter Tuning in Canada. I opted for the free shipping thinking I'd get boned on the tariff. FedEx got it to LAX then sent it back to Memphis. The following day, it was back in Oxnard and I picked it up at a drop zone. It required a signature. So far no extra charges. Maybe in two weeks?

Just paid $80 in tariffs on a $140 Scooter-Center order.

Meh.

Ouch - looks like I'll wait for that BGM pro 2port kit...

I have 6298.00 in my cart at sip scooter, delivery is California.

I will advise shipping and tariff fee in a few weeks.

It's all tax deductible so Iam not bothered about the cost.

NOS pilot light found. Yay!

Shipper cannot get it out of Italy to US. Boo!

All this winning.

This is wild

Not scooter related but I just got a Jazzmaster style bridge from the UK and the tariff was added into the total cost of the piece. Got here in 3 days. Not sure if Uncle Sam is gonna show up at a later date for more monies though.

I know it's not Scooter Related but I ordered €267 worth of books from a bookstore in Italy.
They way I figure it that comes out to about $308 American bucks.
For some reason they shipped on UPS this time rather than their usual DHL. Not sure why.
Today I got an Email from UPS saying I have $51.00 "Import Fees" due and I can pay it online. (I roughly calculated that to be about 17%.)
If I wait to pay the fees at time of delivery they add another $12 to it. Looks like UPS thinks my books are made of 100% steel

I could live with the 15% since if I made the purchase here I would be paying 8.25% tax anyway, so I guess I can accept the 17%.
I've got to feed my reading habit and doing it in Italian keeps the language serviceable.

Down in southwestern Ontario, used to be that *we* had the pain-in-the-ass tariffs. You'd order your stuff to a U.S. forwarder in Michigan, take the Algonac ferry to pick it up, and then take your chances with Canada Customs on the way back. My dad bought all kinds of scooter gear that way. Guess things might be going in the other direction now!

My new cylinder from SIP and a couple parts for my GS are enroute with UPS. Order total $550.24, duty fees $250.98.

Take that, dry asshole!

Oh man - WTF!! Thats just plain messed up ..

That seems a considerably higher percentage than what I paid for my "steel" books.
Do you have any idea of the Country of origin for the parts?

With respect to the 50% tariffs being applied on steel and aluminum derivative products, you have to pay not only for the cost of the metal but also any conversion costs (e.g., machining, painting, packaging) done to make the part ready for sale. What's confused people is that they assumed they would only have to pay the 232 tariff on the base metal cost, but that's incorrect.

Over 7k from Sip inbound

I shipping to south of the Border to Tijuana Mexico instead of California.

No tariffs to Mexico , will drive my parts across when the arrive.


GB

"What're ya' in for?"

"Scooter parts smuggling. You?"

It's private property, not commercial property

No problem going across the border.

GB

UPDATE!
I just received a copy of my "International Package Services Invoice" from UPS.
There was no tariff charged at all for the books.
The $51.00 was simply "Brokerage Charges".
Something smells like UPS is taking advantage of the tariff confusion here.
I have never had to pay any Brokerage charges in the past.
But the books were always shipped on DHL before.

UPS is saving up for a new jet.

Or maybe a new fleet of them....

And maybe the next installment on their insurance?

No more de minimus, so whether you pay tariffs or not, it still has to go through customs and that is what causes you to incur brokerage fees. Someone has to be paid to fill out the paperwork now, regardless of how it is shipped.

Just had 2 SIP FedEx boxes show up with no charges for anything! No paperwork required. Everything's under $400. Don't know if I just jinxd myself.

I had a small shipment from the UK ~$100 delivered by fedex. showed up with no fees...

But a week later I got a dodgy looking text from fedex saying I owed $13 in tariffs and processing fees. went to the official fedex site with the tracking number and sure enough it shows up but they will not let me see the actual documents. ("log in with email or mobile number", enter the mobile number and get a "that is not a valid email address")

I received a printed summary of tariff charges from UPS last week. Assuming I can find it, I'll scan and share it here, because it's kindve interesting.

i've had 3 shipments under $400 each do exactly the same. not saying this is any type of normal, just my experience.

So is it safe to say Fedex is safer to go tarrif free than UPS? I was charged $34 to ship a $160 part with UPS.

$109.00 in tariffs on a $400.00 order from UPS.
(No fed ex option with vendor regrettably.) *sighs*

Same. But $128.10 on a $447 order.

I can't wait the 2+ more years of this crap to wait it out.

Just paid my tax. Went down to 116.10 if you pay ahead of time apparently.

The actual tariff amount was $90, then broker fees or some such nonsense.

Fuck the tariffs. Why should we get punished for keeping our Vespas going? Nonsense. Rant over.

$52 to DHL for tariffs and brokerage fees.

For two frickin' Scarabeo head gaskets valued at $68.

$40 Lammy clutch spider. $20 in shipping, $20 in tariffs, $18 in Customs Processing to UPS.

Grrr

Good question.
On my orders above the previous $ limit before the tariffs, UPS charged a $90 brokerage fee on a $13 tax. FedEx $0.

SIP, to their credit, turned my order around and got it on the truck same day back on 12/23.

Meanwhile, FedEx has been sitting on it in Munich since then.

Meh.

Paid the ups tariff/duty bill within an hour of the email notification…

A month later I receive notice by mail that I owe a late fee.

F#%k these tariffs.

I've quit using UPS because of their tariff price gouging and general fuckery. It's FedEx for me, even if they tend to take two weeks to get 3-5 day shipping to me.

Iam going to order a complete engine assembly for my next build from sip and ship to my warehouse in Mexico and pick it up and drive it home to mexifornia


Adios

Are you sure it's a tariff or is it the "brokerage fee" like I had to pay to UPS. No tariff, just brokerage fee!

Whatever they call it they added a late fee for no reason.

Called UPS. Spent 20 minutes on hold. They removed the fee.

Still.... boooo!