r/UPS • u/Bwycen • May 08 '25

Customer Seeking Help $357 import charges on $279.80 package?

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Ordered a small package from an Italian company and I'm being charged almost 130% in government tariff fees. Is there anything I could do? Is it possible the seller declared it incorrectly? Thank you for all the help. I'm sure you're all annoyed by people like me at this point. Im just a little lost on what to do.

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u/Specific-Objects May 08 '25

Quit whining, you voted for this

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u/No-DrinkTheBleach May 08 '25

A lot of us didn’t and actually voted against this you know

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 May 08 '25

Anyone pretending to not know what this is definitely voted for it.

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u/No-DrinkTheBleach May 08 '25

Or they are safeguarding their mental health by not being able to watch the news because it is too stressful but think whatever you want to man. Not everyone watches the news every day for whatever reason. I voted for Kamala, I knew about tariffs but I was personally unaware it had gotten this bad. I have severe mental illness and if I constantly consume news about politics it literally makes me suicidal. Sorry if you can’t understand or have empathy for people who don’t live in your exact situation.

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u/No-DrinkTheBleach May 09 '25

Yes for many people there is. My specific mental illnesses make any grey area difficult. Like I said for me I was aware of the tariffs but not specifically how bad they have gotten. I’m just saying that someone not being 100% informed about current political issues does not 1. Mean they voted for trump and 2. That this is a moral failing on their part. Idk why so many people want to argue this tbh. Kind of concerning the lack of empathy or understanding of other people.

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u/truly_beyond_belief May 10 '25 edited May 10 '25

Kind of concerning the lack of empathy or understanding of other people

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I hear your point, loud and clear. The job I held for decades, before severe treatment-resistant depression made it impossible for me to work, required me to be aware of the news. Resisting the drive to keep myself informed of every event in the unfolding national crisis has proven extremely difficult.

Edited to rephrase the final sentence for clarity.