Jlcpcb and tariffs

[Vicious C]

Looking into PCB Fab in India as maybe a future possibility. Lioncircuits seems comparable to JLC in terms of uploading files for a quote and doing small batches (you have to setup an account). Price after shipping is close to what I’m paying at oshpark currently, but maybe larger orders would make more sense.

 

[rwl]

China tariffs are now apparently down to 30% for 90 days. Maybe it's time to roll the dice on your next order, who knows how long this actually lasts for or what the tariffs will be when your order arrives...

 

[jessenator]

 

[y-u-no-f800b]

Idk, Trump admin conveniently made no mention of de minimis. Chinese pcbs (and less tragically, Aliexpress parts) might still be off the menu for us little guys

 

[PedalBuilder]

. . . [W]ho knows how long this actually lasts for or what the tariffs will be when your order arrives...

Or whether there will even be any tariffs. There are several pending cases seeking to enjoin the tariffs. One of the stronger cases has a hearing tomorrow morning on the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and a preliminary injunction. Depending on how that goes, the “Liberation Day” tariffs may well be gone in the not too distant future.

 

[Sturdag Lagernathy]

China tariffs are now apparently down to 30% for 90 days.

Dangit! Of course they did. I just made my order a few days ago..

 

[Harry Klippton]

Anybody tried a cart yet to see if JLC has changed the fee?

 

[Robert]

Anybody tried a cart yet to see if JLC has changed the fee?

Not yet, but this doesn't take effect until the 14th if I'm not mistaken.

Can't say I'd blame them for hesitating a few days before changing all the rates again....

 

[rwl]

I think de minimis is still gone, and the 20% fentanyl tariff is still in effect. But 30% is palatable vs 145%.

 

[jessenator]

Definitely something I'd take.

And as far as hurting the "small guys," while I don't deny there's a cost increase, a personal example: an order I made in late 2024 which was 4 designs and 35 total boards, it came out to $24.44. Were I to order again, it would only add $7.33 on top of that with the peace treaty 30%. $31.77 in total. We're talking $0.30 added to each board (assuming $1 per). While I definitely miss the cheaper grand totals, it far and away keeps me with JLC.

I think that $7 about what I paid in tariffs on my last Mouser order, to be honest.

 

[Big Monk]

Definitely something I'd take.

And as far as hurting the "small guys," while I don't deny there's a cost increase, a personal example: an order I made in late 2024 which was 4 designs and 35 total boards, it came out to $24.44. Were I to order again, it would only add $7.33 on top of that with the peace treaty 30%. $31.77 in total. We're talking $0.30 added to each board (assuming $1 per). While I definitely miss the cheaper grand totals, it far and away keeps me with JLC.

I think that $7 about what I paid in tariffs on my last Mouser order, to be honest.

I’ll definitely take 30%.

Just in time for a big order.

 

[dan.schumaker]

We might not be out of the woods yet... according to this, anything under $800 is still subject to a 120% tarriff (or $100 per package). It looks like its to stop Shein and Temu, not us trying to order from JLCPCB


Driving the news: The Trump administration announced a temporary trade deal Monday that significantly reduced tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% for the next 90 days.

• Left out of that deal: the 120% tariff rate on shipments valued at less than $800, or a flat $100 fee per postal item, a White House official tells Axios.
• Starting June 1, the flat fee will increase to $200.
• Packages valued at less than $800 previously enjoyed the "de minimis" exemption from added levies, which allowed foreign online retailers like Temu and Shein to sell cheap items to American consumers.

 

[vigilante398]

We might not be out of the woods yet... according to this, anything under $800 is still subject to a 120% tarriff (or $100 per package). It looks like its to stop Shein and Temu, not us trying to order from JLCPCB


Driving the news: The Trump administration announced a temporary trade deal Monday that significantly reduced tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% for the next 90 days.

• Left out of that deal: the 120% tariff rate on shipments valued at less than $800, or a flat $100 fee per postal item, a White House official tells Axios.
• Starting June 1, the flat fee will increase to $200.
• Packages valued at less than $800 previously enjoyed the "de minimis" exemption from added levies, which allowed foreign online retailers like Temu and Shein to sell cheap items to American consumers.

So instead of splitting my orders to keep everything below $800, I guess now I'm grouping them together to try to keep them above $800? Weird but okay, works for me.

 

[Harry Klippton]

I guess my monoprice cart will continue to sit there and my pcbs will go unordered. Oh well

 

[jessenator]

Well that's unfortunate... I guess the 14th will be the reality check.

 

[jwin615]

Well that's unfortunate... I guess the 14th will be the reality check.

Until the 15th

 

[Big Monk]

We might not be out of the woods yet... according to this, anything under $800 is still subject to a 120% tarriff (or $100 per package). It looks like its to stop Shein and Temu, not us trying to order from JLCPCB


Driving the news: The Trump administration announced a temporary trade deal Monday that significantly reduced tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% for the next 90 days.

• Left out of that deal: the 120% tariff rate on shipments valued at less than $800, or a flat $100 fee per postal item, a White House official tells Axios.
• Starting June 1, the flat fee will increase to $200.
• Packages valued at less than $800 previously enjoyed the "de minimis" exemption from added levies, which allowed foreign online retailers like Temu and Shein to sell cheap items to American consumers.

Now instead of being temporarily fucked, I’m just permenently fucked. Got it.

I guess at least it’s a flat fee. That’s positive.

 

[bean]

We might not be out of the woods yet... according to this, anything under $800 is still subject to a 120% tarriff (or $100 per package). It looks like its to stop Shein and Temu, not us trying to order from JLCPCB


Driving the news: The Trump administration announced a temporary trade deal Monday that significantly reduced tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% for the next 90 days.

• Left out of that deal: the 120% tariff rate on shipments valued at less than $800, or a flat $100 fee per postal item, a White House official tells Axios.
• Starting June 1, the flat fee will increase to $200.
• Packages valued at less than $800 previously enjoyed the "de minimis" exemption from added levies, which allowed foreign online retailers like Temu and Shein to sell cheap items to American consumers.

Oh FFS. Pardon me, I'm going to go scream into a pillow.

 

[jwin615]

Oh FFS. Pardon me, I'm going to go scream into a MY pillow.

FIFY

 

[mkstewartesq]

It appears that, for shipments under $800, now the White House is now saying that the tariff will be 54% (or the $100 flat fee). Which still sucks and will probably change within a couple of hours anyhow.

Interesting that the article notes that it is the export companies who choose whether their exports are taxed by percentage or the flat fee. I had kind of assumed that the US government decided that.

Mike