Harry Klippton
Well-known member
Anybody tried a cart yet to see if JLC has changed the fee?
Jlcpcb and tariffs
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Robert
Reverse Engineer
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....
jessenator
Well-known member
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.
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.
dan.schumaker
Well-known member
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.
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
Authorized Vendor
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
Well-known member
I guess my monoprice cart will continue to sit there and my pcbs will go unordered. Oh well
jessenator
Well-known member
Well that's unfortunate... I guess the 14th will be the reality check.
Until the 15th
bean
Legume Liaison
Oh FFS. Pardon me, I'm going to go scream into a pillow.
mkstewartesq
Well-known member
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
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
Stickman393
Well-known member
So, looks like this is how it will work in practice as far as I can tell:
Any place that bundles packages into a $799.99 parcel from China (like temu, or AliExpress) will now carry a ~12.5% tariff. Flat $100 fee, the package gets split up into separate parcels once in the US.
For individual packages:
Anything that is $185.19 or more will be a $100 flat fee.
Anything that is $185.18 or below will be taxed at 54%
ThE mOrE yOu SpEnD, tHe MoRe YoU SaVe!!!
Or something. Don't quite me on that, but that's what I'm gathering at this point.
Any place that bundles packages into a $799.99 parcel from China (like temu, or AliExpress) will now carry a ~12.5% tariff. Flat $100 fee, the package gets split up into separate parcels once in the US.
For individual packages:
Anything that is $185.19 or more will be a $100 flat fee.
Anything that is $185.18 or below will be taxed at 54%
ThE mOrE yOu SpEnD, tHe MoRe YoU SaVe!!!
Or something. Don't quite me on that, but that's what I'm gathering at this point.
Locrian99
Well-known member
As bean stated earlier makes me want to scream. How complicated does this need to be. And what is the end goal?
Nostradoomus
Well-known member
it’s a reverse robin hood
Erik S
Well-known member
According to NYT today the carriers have to choose either $100 or 54% for their entire business and can only change once a month. So it sounds like they’ll have to choose to cater either to the under 185 customers or the over 185 customers.
benny_profane
Well-known member
Is the carrier the 'exporter'? The text seemed to indicate that the exporter--what I assumed to be the one filling out the customs declaration--would be determining the fee scheme applied. In any case, it seems that JLC will be telling you upfront what will be applied to the order at the point of purchase. That may not be the case with other vendors though.
