tvsat.com.pl tariff on USA sales - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: dorkshoei
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2025, 03:45:11 am
content: I was thinking of placing an order from TVSAT (Poland) but when I came to checkout there was a 20% USA tax.When I asked them they replied that the charge was "was added by US government" and "The same situation is on eBay. Sorry, we cannot change it".They confirmed that there is no VAT as it's leaving EU so it's not that.I'm obviously aware that Trump has imposed reciprocal tariffs butmy understanding was that di minimus was still in effect for all items except those manufacturered in China and Hong Kong.The items I was ordering were all surplus none made in China/HK and the order total was under $100 (de minimus is $800) so I wasn't expecting there to be any duty.It seemed odd that they mentioned eBay. When I checked eBay's US tariff information page it seemed to confirm my understandingI replied to them stating the above but they never responded which was frustrating.I'm guessing they just can't be bothered to determine country of origin for all their products? If so this is understandable as it's a lot of work for an idiotic policy from just one country that could change at any time.For me I suppose prepaying 20% via DDP is better than duty plus a potential $100 broker charge for DDU.

author: jnk0le
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2025, 08:31:08 am
content: They could have bought those products from one of the affected countries, or are not up to date with the tarrifs changing every week.

author: dorkshoei
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2025, 03:56:46 pm
content: Quote from: jnk0le on June 20, 2025, 08:31:08 amMy understanding is it doesn't matter where they were bought from, only where they were originally manufactured.But yes a) determining this and b) putting it into your e-commerce system is work if it's just the USA that cares.

author: jnk0le
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2025, 08:17:41 pm
content: One thing is figuring that out, the other is havingenoughproof/evidence for that.They would also have to spend hundreds/thousands on the legal consultations, which will hold until orange man changes his mind again. (or they already did, and you see the result)Keep in mind that in Poland tax law is not applied but "interpreted". ("interpretations" usually change in 5 year cycles, so as to harvest the "interests" before expiring)Paying unnecessary taxes just to not get backwards tax reinterpretation, is quite common thing here.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2025, 10:35:27 pm
content: You still have to pay state tax on ebay, regardless of the item price, but I assume that is not what you are talking about.Did they charge any state tax?Maybe order through their ebay store instead.

author: dorkshoei
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2025, 10:49:54 pm
content: Quote from: thm_w on June 20, 2025, 10:35:27 pmMy state doesn't have sales tax and it's not normal for mail order companies based outside the US to collect and remit US state sales tax as there is no legal requirement. eBay being a US company who is handling the billing might collect sales tax on items being shipped from overseas however. No clue as my state has no sales tax.And I could order from their eBay store but the prices are significantly higher, to account for eBay fees. Their webpage says "You can find our products on eBay and Allegro, but if you are looking for best price - check our out webpage ". But good idea, I will put the items in my eBay cart and check how much, if any, additionaltariffsget added at checkout.