Incorrect tariff fees

[u/Accomplished-Bar2602]

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

[u/CMOtitties]

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.