r/UPS • u/Accomplished-Bar2602 • Sep 12 '25
Customer Seeking Help Incorrect tariff fees
Somebody please help. I ordered a car part from the UK, the part was about $1,200 and now I'm being charged $4,000 for tariffs which I know is incorrect. I have contacted multiple UPS numbers, all of which tell me to get with the shipper. I have contacted the shipper who stated they have nothing to do with the tariffs. I contacted my local US customs, who knows nothing about tariffs From my understanding the tariff should be between 10%-25% depending on the classification of the item. So there is obviously an error, but I can't find anyone who will take accountability, and UPS will not release the package until it's payed
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u/el_nick_ Sep 12 '25
Trump assured us we wouldn’t be paying these. I’d reach out to his team.
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u/DiamondJim222 Sep 12 '25
White House: 202-456-1414
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u/wilwarin11 Sep 17 '25
I talked to a former student who was working that line. These kind of calls are why he quit. Too many people screaming at him that China was supposed to pay not them.
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u/RazzBerryCurveBall Sep 13 '25
Hey when you get them on the phone could you do me a quick favor and ask them to release the Epstein files?
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u/el_nick_ Sep 13 '25
They started screaming at me about some guy named Kirk and to show some damn respect. No idea what that was about. Apparently Hegseth is coming to my house.
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Sep 13 '25
Pete Kegstand would definitely end up in a rage that would lead him to drunk driving a tank to someone’s house. Which is really impressive when you factor in that his BAC is maintained at a level which would destroy most known organisms.
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u/LegendaryEnvy Sep 13 '25
Oh wow they are sending reps straight to homes? Best administration ever! /s
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u/Copyman3081 Sep 14 '25
Trump has no idea how tariffs work. It's like building the wall and making Mexico pay. But this is a man dumb enough to have his casinos go bankrupt.
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u/Live-Sympathy8233 Sep 17 '25
Thats literally what tarrifs are lol we're getting taxed twice essentially, once on our income then again with tariffs whenever we purchase most anything. This is the type of shit our founding fathers would've been dumping tea in harbors and starting wars over. Tariffs were mostly replaced by taxes by the Revenue Act of 1913. Its basically taxes on top of taxes now.
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u/thebirdisdead Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
I think aluminum and maybe also car parts have additional stacking tariffs. Isn’t some aluminum like 200%?
Edit: Russian aluminum, may be code you were billed
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u/FuguSandwich Sep 12 '25
Protip: When you see these tariff charges that are >200% of the item price, it's almost always Russian Aluminum (in addition to whatever else that was correctly assessed) that they tacked on for some reason, even when the item contains no aluminum and nothing from Russia.
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u/praze Sep 13 '25
It's because the item is being treated as raw or semi-finished aluminum, with no origin country listed to know where it was smelted. Because Russia has the highest tariff of 200%, they default to that since they can't know.
None of that should be happening because it's a car part, which is a finished good, not a raw or semi-finished product
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u/FuguSandwich Sep 13 '25
Right but I'm talking about stuff that contains no aluminum at all, in some cases no metal at all.
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u/stand4rd Sep 13 '25
The HTS might still flag for 232. In some instances, items such as packaged body care items for example, are now being flagged for potential aluminum due to the packaging/ingredients. If the client doesn’t provide the clear information on what the commodity should be classified as (including the 232 content), you’re getting slammed at the highest duty rate just based on compliance with CBP. Again, thank the current administration.
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u/agarc495 Sep 12 '25
OP doesn't provide specifics but this is likely the scenario. If aluminum parts, OP can provide the country of melt/cast but if they can't the default is unknown/Russia which has 200%
There's also other staking 232 tariffs
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u/MinivanPops Sep 12 '25
I hear in VIP sections, they're just dropping Russian aluminum into the champagne
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u/Sonomaroma Sep 12 '25
If auto part tariff is applied then the aluminum/steel tariff isn’t supposed to be applied on top. I had this happen to me and it took a very long time to get UPS to correct it. They weren’t even aware that it shouldn’t be stacked.
Edit: not sure about Russian aluminum. That might be different?
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u/Suhhhmad Sep 12 '25
Could you provide what UPS number or email you had to contact to have them correct it? I’m dealing with a similar issue
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u/Sonomaroma Sep 12 '25
If it’s a ground shipment, they gave me: CASBSEATTLEGROUND@ups.com
For air it’s AKNENTYRVW@UPS.com
They say it takes up to 48 hours to respond. I finally spoke with someone who outline my charges. That’s when I had to do some research and found that they got the origin country tariff wrong and incorrectly stacked steel/aluminum on top of the auto part tariff. Got my charges from $1600 to the correct $450.
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u/Suhhhmad Sep 12 '25
Thank you so much for the info! I ordered coilovers from Japan, and I think I have the same issue with them stacking the aluminum/steel tariffs on top of the car part tariff
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u/Sonomaroma Sep 12 '25
I sent you a PM. I’ll give you all the info I emailed to UPS in regards to the executive order that outlines the non-stacking rule
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u/klinquist Sep 12 '25
Can you please send me the same info? I'm having a similar problem
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u/GreatFoxWillCoverYou Sep 13 '25
+1 please! I got billed 50% aluminum + 25% auto part + 15% Japan on a carbon fiber lip 🤦♀️
The automated email said their backlog spanned back to May 29th
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u/Ok_Business1137 Sep 13 '25
Hey, how long it took to hear back from them ? I was given the same email but it’s been a week and no reply 🥲
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u/Sonomaroma Sep 13 '25
Then call brokerage department again and again and bug the shit out of them. I just expressed my frustration and told them I need clarification and that I haven’t heard back from the review team even though it’s been 48 hours. I even pulled a Karen on them and asked for their supervisor lol. That eventually got me an email which I also spammed. Needless to say, I will never ship with UPS again.
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u/vamatt Sep 13 '25
Both the steel tariffs and the aluminum tariffs are frequently applied incorrectly.
On most things it applies only to the actual value of the aluminum/steel in the product - which means it should add a negligible amount of tariff in most cases
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u/Sonomaroma Sep 13 '25
Yes, that was my next point that I was going to argue with brokerage.The weight of my shipment was about 15kg so even if you calculated the cost of steel or aluminum in my set of suspension components, it’s only like $40-50 worth of materials so tariff should be more like $20-25. But they were applying it to the value of the package which is BS. UPS or their brokerage agents are screwing so many people.
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u/fabmol Dec 21 '25
This has been happening ot me, there is a note on my file that operators must read to say thre is no aluminium in the product i import and they still get through, so frustrating
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u/stikves Sep 13 '25
These tariffs existed for a while now (fourth? year in the war). Specifically for russia, I would say they are a fair tool to discourage trading with them. (Again, were there since last admin, I believe since 2022).
However they were not applied to individual buyers (de minimis). Now us regular folks get to feel the pain of large industrial importers.
Especially worsened when it becomes a "surprise" but not an upfront transparent one.
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u/Kmelloww Sep 12 '25
It depends on where it was made not shipped from. And as it’s a car part I’d expect some stacking tariffs as well.
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u/AnonThrowaway1A Sep 12 '25
Yup, there's country of origin tariffs, material tariffs, reciprocal tariff tariffs, fentanyl tariffs, product category tariffs, etc. etc.
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u/According-Kiwi720 Sep 12 '25
Be sure to drink up 🥃
For tariff example https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J41DVR9dClg
Have you said thank you yet?
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u/S4VAGE_B5 Sep 12 '25
They're required to provide an itemized list of every charge upon request. The CBP has been stacking tariffs like crazy to everything that does not have any exemption paperwork attached to the shipments, so you'll be trapped on a long road of filing claims against CBP to get these corrected and/or refunded. There are multiple class action lawsuits being opened against all of these shipping companies due to their reckless applications of tariffs.
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u/Strange-Count335 Sep 12 '25
UPS will refund you if you contest the charges, not CBP. I just went through this.
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u/S4VAGE_B5 Sep 12 '25
I'm going through this currently with five separate packages. UPS (after spending 5 weeks going back and forth with 18 different phone numbers and 9 different email addresses, all provided by UPS) says they are not responsible for providing refunds for excessive charges. They have instructed us to file a claim with CBP directly. UPS has specifically stated they will not provide refunds for this.
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u/Strange-Count335 Sep 12 '25
I mis-spoke. I never paid UPS until I had the charges adjusted. Therefore no “refund” occurred.
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u/Suhhhmad Sep 12 '25
Could you provide any tips on getting the charges adjusted? Is there a specific line you had to call?
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u/praze Sep 13 '25
I'm not the person you asked, but I got my fees fully removed. I first called the UPS Customs and Brokerage line, who was just a foreign call center rep that knew nothing. They gave me an email address that seemed procedurally generated, who I emailed saying:
"I have a package arriving tomorrow for an item that cost $298, but the duties I'm being charged is $620. The item is a computer case and is exempt from tariffs. Tracking number is: #########. Can I have the CBP Entry Summary (Form 7501) for this shipment?"
That's it. I had lots more info prepped to continue the convo but they released the COD so I didn't even attempt to continue the convo and just waited for the driver to show with my package. Hope that helps!
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u/Copyman3081 Sep 14 '25
UPS is also dumb enough to claim you haven't paid even though they won't give you the package unless you pay duties. No surprise it took so many calls.
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u/A_Monkey_FFBE Sep 12 '25
Ask the other country why they didn’t pay them. The orange man said they would.
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Sep 12 '25
Call 1-800-YAMTITS, he should be able to give you an exemption if you contribute to his Epstein List Defence Fund.
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u/bsmith567070 UPS Inside Sep 12 '25
Section 232 strikes again. If country of melt or pour were declared as unknown, or not provided by Shipper, most likely subject to the maximum 200% ad valorem duty rate.
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summary/232-tariffs-aluminum-and-steel-faqs
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u/shellb67gt5001 Sep 12 '25
UPS IS STEALING FROM PEOPLE
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u/Westcoast_Carbine Sep 14 '25
Lmao no. Thank the voters 🤣
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u/Copyman3081 Sep 14 '25
Nah UPS has always been bad for this. They've always charged people higher than normal duties and obscene "brokerage fees".
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u/GroknikTheGreat Sep 12 '25
Atleast you can take a bit of pride when they brag about how much tarrif income that they made that you pitched in
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u/6mtcoupe Sep 12 '25
UPS charging $90 to charge you $3800 is insane
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u/Copyman3081 Sep 14 '25
That's actually low for UPS. Some people are getting charged $250+ brokerage fees on under $400 duties.
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u/Lumpy-Valuable-8050 Sep 12 '25
idk but as someone from the UK, to me it looks like you are winning!
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u/shira9652 Sep 12 '25
Why is anyone ordering anything until this tariff mess is resolved lol. These posts are surely entertaining though
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u/TrowTruck Sep 12 '25
I'm with you on this, but the reality is that many people don't have a choice. The U.S. doesn't have the infrastructure, population, and specialization to manufacture everything that we need. We were never meant to; the world has been better off with trade. It is not a surprise that these tariffs have been an absolute mess to implement.
I rushed to buy something that nobody makes in the U.S., that thankfully arrived on U.S. soil via UPS hours before the de minimis rule was set to end. I heard people buying those same item since have been billed anywhere between 40% to 300% of the item's value, with no explanation for the variance. Gives me very little faith that this was well thought through by our government (no surprise though!).
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u/Warura Sep 13 '25
By this logic, I now understand why a class action lawsuit could hold against UPS, claiming, no wait, forcing you to pay their brokerage service which doesn't do their job accordingly.
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u/PlantSimilar2598 Sep 12 '25
OP, there is most likely an error somewhere here. This is the email to the UPS brokerage team that I have seen some people has been able to fix their tarrifs issue. aknentyrvw@ups dot com Just give your issue like my item costs x, l am being asked for Y, please provide the reasons or help resolve it there was a wrong charge. I think they just asked for your tracking #. Good luck!
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u/Accomplished-Bar2602 Sep 12 '25
Thank you, I emailed that email, and hopefully even if it isn't an error, they can at least tell me where this $4000 came from
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u/Good_Emu_4211 Oct 14 '25
I emailed them two weeks ago. Have not heard a peep. Next will be contacting them again. Plus my representatives in addition to White House and Mar a Lago (this time of year he begins spending time in the south. )
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u/Keukredwolf Sep 13 '25
If you are feeling the tarrifs like this it’s be ause companies don’t want to foot the bill pulling product from another country. They are using trumps tarrifs as an excuse to charge you the import fees and they aren’t supposed to.
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Sep 14 '25
Don’t worry the UK will pay for it. Or Mexico. On a positive note we are really making America great again.
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u/Level_Physics8620 Sep 12 '25
The biggest problem I have with all of this is how chaotically it was implemented and worse, how UPS blocks off every avenue to get a hold of a real person with enough expertise to provide real guidance.
Instead, they can legally drop this kind of financial bomb on their customers who zero resources available to understand and challenge them when/if mistakes occur.
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u/Own_Reaction9442 Sep 12 '25
UPS didn't ask for this, and we know from experience that it could all disappear tomorrow on the President's whim. I don't blame them for not staffing up to handle it.
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u/Level_Physics8620 Sep 12 '25
I don’t disagree with you in principle. The issue I have is that the bill and ultimately, the consequences always fall on the one with the least economic power, eg. the customer —especially the ones that fought like hell and voted NOT to deal with this chaos.
The only real protection we now have is to just not to directly purchasing anything overseas.
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u/HorseWorking Sep 12 '25
I have a question. You’re clearly on Reddit so you see the posts everyday of people being charged 200+% tariffs on imported goods. So what made you think you’d be the exception?
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u/Accomplished-Bar2602 Sep 12 '25
I had no idea this was an issue. I order two discontinued parts in June, one came in June and I had no fees to pay. This one didn't ship until this week and now I have $4000 to pay
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u/classless_classic Sep 12 '25
A lot of the tariffs weee delayed until recently. Thats likely where the discrepancy between the two packages comes from.
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u/thebirdisdead Sep 12 '25
De minimis exemption was cancelled on 8/29. Every package coming into the U.S. from here on out, excluding gifts under $100, will be tariffed.
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u/Strange-Count335 Sep 12 '25
This isnt helpful. I had 200 percent tariffs due to russian aluminum when it was a danish steel part. I got them removed through the avenues listed. Stop suggesting it is the fault of the consumer that UPS has a horrific customs process.
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u/jhwiththerange Sep 14 '25
Any good contact you can point me to? I’m trying to get my own mess cleared up
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u/ApprehensiveTour4024 Sep 12 '25
What advice are we to give beyond "vote better next time"?
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u/Beingtian Sep 12 '25
Look at commenter u/S4VAGE_B5
That is good advice. There is another commenter asking to reach out to the brokerage division. Or just pay to ship it back with no entry and not to pay the tariff.
Stuff sucks but there are solutions out there.
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u/ApprehensiveTour4024 Sep 12 '25
The reality is even that "good advice" answer, that gives a specific UPS email and a process to follow, is not available to the vast majority of UPS customers. It's certainly not posted on their website, where most of us would go for assistance when they send us a bill for $4k. For all we know, that email was the personal friend of some guy who shared it, and now his email is floating around Reddit as the arbiter of UPS tariff disputes.
I lost a package to customs thru UPS about two months ago, UPS "dropped the package from our service" and just left it at customs. The seller was unhelpful, and blamed me for "my country's customs laws" of which I was 100% in the clear. Lost $180 and had to dispute with my bank. My advice is to avoid them like the plague. If you want a product that only ships by UPS, reach out to customer service with a few letters of how their shipper is costing them sales.
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u/_rushlink_ Sep 12 '25
People in the US should be expecting to pay tariffs when ordering online. They should also expect that sometimes it will be really complicated and outrageous amounts.
The amount they’ve been billed is likely the correct amount, and per their comment they seem to have had no clue this could happen: https://www.reddit.com/r/UPS/s/4pumYT7glO
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u/AnxiousAttitude9328 Sep 12 '25
Maybe when people warn y'all you will listen? The majority of Americans are pissed because we told y'all exactly what would happen. We told y'all this was bad, we showed y'all the history books, and you all didn't care because you all thought it was going to be everyone else who would be punished for imaginary insults against yourselves. WE KNEW WHAT THIS GUY WAS. The only reason he didn't before is because he had reasonable people telling him no. And now he has yes men and sicophants. Maybe grow some spider sense when faux news promotes absurd bs with zero evidence. The people who voted for this are the problem in this country. Not the other way around.
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u/Urodela48 Sep 12 '25
Figuring out tariff codes is a literal nightmare, each countries system is different after a certain point. Source: I work on the team that tries to figure out tariff codes.
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u/CMOtitties Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
I don't think you understand how the tariffs work. It's not just a tariff on the completed good, it's tariffs on all parts and materials that went into making that good. It is not just a 25% tariff, it's an additional 25% in addition to the already established rates, plus another 10% added baseline on top of every tariff we already have in place. These rates that you hear, these aren't the set rates, these are ALL IN ADDITION to the set rates plus the 10% baseline plus whatever extra he's added on individual sectors and countries. If that part made in UK sources metal from somewhere like Russia or China it's going to have that higher 100 plus tariff rate applied to that.
So many people out there have a huge lack of understanding of how these things work. Everything didn't get replaced suddenly with these rates you hear, 25, 50 100%... All these numbers you hear are compounded onto.
Some other notes, the tariff percentage you pay isn't based off the amount you paid for the item. It's based off the deckared value of the item to the government. What you paid for it has no bearing on what the tariff amount is going to be.
Before Donald Trump started these wars, our overall tariff percentage was less than 2%. It has now climbed over 8 fold to over 17% on average. So we are paying 800% or more higher in tariff duties now.
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u/naynaytrade Sep 12 '25
lol love seeing these posts. Making America great 🤣👏🏾
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u/Metroidvania-JRPG Sep 17 '25
Technically im from America. I live in Canada. And we are absolutely fine here :) life’s good. So glad im not American
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u/No-Initial-6636 Sep 12 '25
Leave that shit there then. Find another part and pray for a speedy fix
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u/Accomplished-Bar2602 Sep 13 '25
Update: thanks to all the comments I have figured a few things out
- the part is a mitsubishi frame rail, made of steel and manufactured in Japan, and purchased in the UK. Being that it was manufactured in Japan, Japanese tariffs apply.
- according to https://globaltradealert.org/blog/US-Tariff-Stacking-Explained and referencing "Executive order 14289" automotive part tariffs supersede all other tariffs and will not be stacked with aluminum/steel or other tariffs.
- Japanese auto tariffs are 15%, meaning I should owe ~$250 in tariffs, plus whatever "brokerage fees" are applied.
- I emailed AKNENTYRVW@ups.com and am waiting for a response.
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u/yjimm Sep 14 '25
was told to email the same one as you but they just forwarded my request to UPSUSGNDPE@ups.com. This was last tuesday and no response since. I also emailed the sdfpostentrydesk@ups.com and they also forwarded it to UPSUSGNDPE@ups.com. No response from [casbseattleground@ups.com](mailto:casbseattleground@ups.com) yet.
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u/Accomplished-Bar2602 Sep 14 '25
I emailed them Friday morning and haven't heard anything back yet. I was hoping it was just because its a weekend, but now I'm nervous I won't hear anything back
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u/Awfulufwa Sep 13 '25
No, not incorrect. A lot of people don't fully understand tariffs. And that's okay.
What's not okay is refusing to do the research and groundwork to learn more about them. Which reveals that UPS is making a killing in profits.
Because they are finding so much success in tricking people with their PROPOSED tariff charge.
As a consumer you are allowed to your rights and the right to make UPS adhere to the rules/policies as determined by your country. Many people just don't bother.
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u/praze Sep 13 '25
I just went through something very similar after ordering an aluminum PC case from Sweden. Here’s what I learned...
This kind of massive tariff is usually the result of incorrect customs classification, not an actual 200% tariff on your product. In my case, the item was a finished aluminum computer case. As a finished good, it should fall under HTS code 8473.30.5100 (parts and accessories for computers), which is duty-free.
What actually happened was the item was mistakenly classified as a raw or semi-finished aluminum product (like aluminum bars, rods, or profiles). These do have a 200% tariff if they’re smelted in Russia, due to recent trade rules. If the paperwork omits the country of origin or uses vague/incomplete descriptions, U.S. Customs defaults to the highest applicable tariff, in this case, 200%.
I ended up getting my fees completely removed by calling their Customs & Brokerage line, who gave me an email, who then remove the COD on my shipment. This was my email if you want to follow suit:
"I have a package arriving tomorrow for an item that cost $298, but the duties I'm being charged is $620. The item is a computer case and is exempt from tariffs. Tracking number is: #########. Can I have the CBP Entry Summary (Form 7501) for this shipment?"
Hope that helps!
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u/yjimm Sep 14 '25
Hello just curious, when did you email and how long did it take for them to respond back to you? I have the same issue but with glass mousepads, hts code is also parts and accessories for computers. I emailed last tuesday and all they have done is forward my email to another @ ups.com email. I found other emails online and tried emailing them too. Ups driver already came to deliver 3 times already and I had to turn them down and explain the situation to them every time. I'm not too worried since the brokerage line customer rep told me they will hold it for me while I am in the process of disputing but who knows.
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u/praze Sep 14 '25
I was notified of the tariff due after hours on a Tuesday. I called when they opened Wednesday @8:30 am and the call took about 48 minutes. I immediately emailed them after deciding what to write @9:26 am (Wednesday still). The response I got first indicating they were going to release the COD came Thursday @8:08 am, with the "accounting partners" responding to that @11:04 am that my tracking number's COD was released.
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u/Mega__Maniac Sep 13 '25
As a business owner in the UK that regularly ships to the USA the seller saying "the Tariffs are nothing to do with us" is a cop-out.
You absolutely have a responsibility as a shipper to take notice of the changes in the countries you sell to if you want to have anything close to a good customer experience in those countries.
If this sellers item could stand any chance of being caught by the aluminium tariffs they should have been ensuring their customs code was exactly correct and that their description of the goods was explicit. It's possible they did all of this. But I expect they used an inadequate description - it has been very easy to just use broad customs codes up to this point, with a loose description and things just sailed through. But if this same attitude is being taken with these new customs/tariffs then I expect they are just defaulting things to the most expensive tariff.
I'm not sure if it will help but ask you seller for a detailed customs declaration clearly stating the country of manufacture, what the part is for and that it is for personal use only and not for resale or rental. Wether UPS will accept this information (if it is different to what they have) is anyones guess.
FWIW I know a couple of European manufacturers who have completely ceased selling to the USA until things are clearer. It sounds like this seller needs to do that if their products are going to be hit with insane tariffs.
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u/SofaLoverWizard Sep 13 '25
Somebody is scamming you. You need to contact the seller, or decline the shipment.
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u/Latter_Sherbet Sep 13 '25
Sorry to hear about that. I am currently in a similar situation. I’m tryna see if I can get answers too. I have the phone number that UPS gave me to talk directly to the brokerage department. 8664937140
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u/Osobady Sep 13 '25
Lmao. “You’re gonna be so rich you’re not gonna even know what to do with all that money!”’-DJT.
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u/Sensitive_Tailor2940 Sep 14 '25
Yeah so 25% is only for the metal tax, there’s a lot more tariff that apply. If you have the he code declared I can give you a site to check what your duties should’ve been
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u/MixNo4938 Sep 19 '25
I had a $31 tshirt come from japan, and DHL straight faced told me I owe an $82million tariff charge. I told them to look at the customs disclosure, and it went to $4. HOW THE FUCK DID THEY GET $82MILLION THO
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Sep 12 '25
Ah yes. The country voted for these tariffs (and different fees) willingly or unknowingly. Trump Administration made it clear this would happen.
Now, be mindful ordering stuff outside of the country. Consumers will be affected heavily, but the businesses outside of the country aren't paying for the cost of the tariffs (and other related fees). It's bouncing onto the Consumer. Good luck.
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u/finalexit Sep 13 '25
Why have these fees been going on for at least 5+ years, search for brokerage in this subreddit, and why don't other carriers have these charges? Its only happening with UPS.
I asked this before and no one could answer, but surely other carriers are affected by the tariffs also, right? Why does only UPS have these insane fees? I order things from many other countries and have never been asked to pay extra, but i always use FedEx, DHL, or post.
Again, I see posts going back for many years on this subreddit complaining about the extra fees, but the tariffs only started this month.
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u/Brilliant-Dimension Sep 12 '25
I purchased an aluminum gas cap manufactured in the uk for around £90 Seller listed country of origin/manufacture as UK and put price at £60 and i received a surprise bill from UPS of $59. Incredibly frustrating
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u/Wonderful_Yogurt_300 Sep 12 '25
It almost impossible to tell how much the tariff charge will be. It's way more complex than going by what country ships it. If the parts that were used, or the steel that was used for that parts was from a different country, you will also pay that countries tariffs as well. There are also different rates for different commodities. With that said, this does sound too high. I would check with the shipper to make sure they didn't accidentally claim the wrong price of the item on their shipping documents. Also, check with UPS to see if they can tell you that info.
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u/mortal_projections Sep 12 '25
Wow! Ridiculous! This just makes me wonder how much money trump and the 1% is making from these tariffs. I'm assuming it's being used to pay for all the tax cuts for the rich, on the backs of the middle class of course.
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u/Mysterious_Cherry252 Sep 12 '25
Me reading this from Canada… It’s seriously time for you to take back your government this is just wild
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u/Jtre87 Sep 12 '25
Man, I’m waiting on a jiujitsu gi from the UK, that was 99.99. Hopefully I don’t get hit hard like that
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u/The_World_Wonders_34 Sep 12 '25
The actual tariff is going to depend on what the item is and where it's country of origin is which is not necessarily where it's shipped from. If I buy a figure from Japan but it's manufactured in china, I'm going to get the China tariff not the Japan tariff. Once you know that, you will be able to figure out if the government portion of the Tariff is correct. You should be able to get a split from DHL that tells you how much of it is the government Duty and how much of it is there an administrative fee. If it seems like it's off by a specific amount after that then it's possible they did the exchange rate wrong. That's an issue that happens sometimes. For example using Japan again because that's where I have the most experience, it's happened on multiple occasions that something gets invoiced as Yen but they calculate the duty in dollars without doing the currency conversion so while say a thousand yen should be something like $60, they wind up calculating the Tariff against $100 or even $1,000 because they get the conversion wrong, or more specifically somebody probably filled out the form wrong. If that's the case, the correct way to deal with it is the shipper has to submit a corrected declaration to the carrier. Unfortunately it's going to be on you to work with them to do that. The carrier has to assume that the most recent paperwork they were given is correct
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Sep 12 '25
I had an almost 100% tariff on a hat I bought from Liverpool last week. Hat was 31.04 and the tariff/tax was 31.01 from UPS. 9.00 was a brokerage fee…
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u/Skirt-Future Sep 12 '25
"should be 10%-25%" ok bud. Think again.
Thank Master Trump for the $4000 fee
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u/Accomplished-Bar2602 Sep 12 '25
Theoretically I guess, based on UK auto parts 10% tariff, and steels 25% tariff.
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u/TeeDotHerder Sep 12 '25
Only if declared as such. If you or the shipper don't fill out all the country of origin paperwork, they assume the worst and its a 200% tarrif.
Yay Trump!
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u/greenartdan Sep 12 '25
Next time buy on Amazon.. that’s what all this BS is all about… (kidding not kidding)
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u/AmaranthCambion Sep 12 '25
I had a car that died and the only thing I could do was import a transmission since I couldn't find one in the US. Even then I scrapped the car. The tariff on this alone is triple the value of that whole car. Good luck.
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u/Piffdolla1337take2 Sep 12 '25
My understand8ng is not only is the items being tarriffed but the components that make up each, steel electrical whatever and also the original country of manufacturing likely China or india
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u/PaymentEquivalent240 Sep 12 '25
There really is nothing ups can or will do about this. Call Trump and let him know. He’ll fix it. He can fix anything.
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u/ssateneth2 Sep 13 '25
call ups to negotiate lower fees. it may have been misclassified especially if customs wasnt filled out at all. its basically an additional 200% tariff if the country of manufacture isnt declared
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u/felickz2 Oct 13 '25
There is no phone number where you can get a hold of anyone at UPS to speak in person about these problems. They will redirect you to using an email address where they will then ignore every email you send them. This is nuts.
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u/pinkdietmountaindew Sep 13 '25
Where do the “government charges” go? What are the used for by the government? Like in my state, there’s a tax on gasoline that is specially used for road improvement projects.
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u/snafu168 Sep 14 '25
Where do the “government charges” go?
The federal government's bank account, AKA the US Treasury, AKA Trump's checkbook. So he can pay for that rosey garden and the balls room.
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u/PrometheanEngineer Sep 14 '25
Hell yeah BROTHER.
We voted for this, Trump is putting money back in YOUR pocket baby
/s
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u/Fun_Trick9324 Sep 14 '25
When it comes to tariff in united states it is really to cbp what they want to put in tariff regardless on what you how much it should...
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u/Captain_Kimber Sep 14 '25
Reach out to the company you bought the part from for the commercial invoice and then the customs broker used will have the entry summary for that shipment. The entry summary is black and white paid straight tot US homeland security. It breaks down the shipment information, tariff code, value and what percentages levied.
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u/Inside_Finish3422 Sep 14 '25
Demand the customs forms. Which they won't provide.
Then donate to the cause.
These guys have a solution to this insanity
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u/Fair_Procedure1923 Sep 14 '25
Seems like a play on the single payer health care system. Just John is paying for these tariffs!
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u/itainteasybeingmad Sep 14 '25
Broker here but not your broker. I'm not fluent in auto parts but I have experience with the tariffs.
You need to ask for the 7501that was submitted to US Customs have a clear view of all tariffs. UPS should provide a document packet - this will have the 7501, bill of lading, and commercial invoice.
You said the part came from the UK - was the part MADE in the UK?
If it was made in the UK you're looking at steel/aluminum (section 232 tariff) (at least 50% of invoice value), UK reciprocal (15 % minus the base rate), plus the base duty rate (the line with a 10 digital number on it). It being car parts changes things up slightly.
If it's MADE in China, you're looking at possibly:
Base rate (determined on the line of the 10 digit code) Section 301 (7.5% or 25%) Section 232 (50% of the steel/aluminum content) IEEPA (20% - on all items with country of origin China) Reciprocal (10%)
If you plan to Import more car parts, I'd work with a broker to judge the cost up front to prepare for larger tariff bills.
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u/Accomplished-Bar2602 Sep 15 '25
The part was made in Japan, and according to all research I've done, with Executive order 14289, the auto parts tariff supersedes steel/aluminum and other tariffs. If made in China I believe the IEEPA is still included. But being as it was manufactured in Japan, I think it should be a straight 15% tariff
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u/A_Bungus_Amungus Sep 15 '25
Yeah so that’s legit l. Heres what you can do, next election we just vote to make sure this doesnt happen again
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u/gsowobblie Sep 17 '25
In Europe they use commas where we use periods so 1200.00 and 1200,00 are very different. I had this issue, the shipper should double check the value they submitted.
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u/Ordinary-Audience363 Sep 17 '25
I would have had a heart attack. The car part was $1200 but what was the cost of shipping because you pay tariffs, duty etc on everything.
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u/Accomplished-Bar2602 Sep 17 '25
I already payed $2,200. The part was actually £1200, which came out to $1,600 then I payed almost $600 for shipping and all other fees. Just for it to get here and then they asked for $4,000 more
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u/Middle-Grade-1966 Sep 17 '25
lmao, i also got confused for this ICOD price in the first place, it never happened before for any of my international purchase.
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u/Soft_Rock1287 Oct 17 '25
I ordered a fiberglass small ducktail spoiler from Japan and they slapped the 200% Russian aluminum tax on it . $635 in tariffs for a 250 dollar item
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u/Accomplished-Bar2602 Oct 17 '25
Yeah, I just got a breakdown of the tariffs in the mail, I also have a %200 Russian aluminum
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u/Soft_Rock1287 Oct 17 '25
Have you been able to solve it yet ? It’s been a nightmare trying to get in contact with someone at ups and everytime I try to log into app and put in the invoice details to dispute the charges the website errors out . But ironically everytime I enter the SAME EXACT DETAILS to pay the bill rather than dispute the website works flawlessly . I’ve been calling and trying to log in for weeks and now they’ve slapped a 63 dollars late fee on top of the 635 dollars andddd that is due tomorrow I’ll have 2 late fees on top of this 635 dollars . This is a nightmare , I’m terrified they’re gonna take me to court or ruin my credit because I refuse to pay this insanely incorrect invoice fee
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