USA tariffs that apply to import of ethnographic items.

Lee · 29th September 2025, 01:10 PM

There is an ongoing discussion over at the Nihonto Message Board that illustrates some of the confusion surrounding international shipping these days: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topi...d-tariff-info/

From personal experience, earlier this year I received a package via UPS. There was no duty payable, but I had to pay about $40 for customs clearance services. The postal services were not making charges on values under $800 per de minimus. With the postal route currently suspended, these charges become a consideration. As you will see from the NMB thread, there remains a lot of confusion.

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29th September 2025, 01:10 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 953	There is an ongoing discussion over at the Nihonto Message Board that illustrates some of the confusion surrounding international shipping these days: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topi...d-tariff-info/ From personal experience, earlier this year I received a package via UPS. There was no duty payable, but I had to pay about $40 for customs clearance services. The postal services were not making charges on values under $800 per de minimus. With the postal route currently suspended, these charges become a consideration. As you will see from the NMB thread, there remains a lot of confusion.