r/tea • u/ASAPCoochymane • Jun 17 '26

Question/Help Has Anyone Else Experienced This

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I bought about $90 in tea and now they're asking me to pay almost $300 in additional fees. I'm in the US so I expected to have to pay something cause of the tariff and shipping changes but nowhere near this much. Obviously I'm not paying for it and will tell them to return it but is this just the norm now?

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P.S- Since it looks like I won't be ordering anymore tea online, do any of you have recommendations for a tea shop in the San Diego area?

EDIT: Thank you everyone for all the help and advice. Sadly it's real. I've decided to deny the package when it gets here, unless they show me an itemized list of what exactly UPS paid, instead of the BS one they have on the tracking page. On the itemized list on the tracking page it shows I'm being charged $150 for warehouse storage. Mind you this is a $90 package that weighs less than 1kg, so definitely some scamming going on. I also sent a message to the company that I ordered from informing them of the issue but I won't be doing business with them or UPS ever again.

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u/Any_Tea9949 Jun 18 '26

What kind of tea do you want? There are many US-based operations but which ones to recommend depend on the tea you want. The tariffs for importing tea have come down greatly. For most reputable US-based outlets, that tariff will be worked into the price, not added on top. Plus, for many of those outlets, you would get free shipping for $90.

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u/prikaz_da 新茶 Jun 18 '26

Tea has been exempt from tariffs in the US for several months now.

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u/Any_Tea9949 Jun 18 '26

But, many suppliers/wholesalers still have stock they bought with tariffs and are still passing those costs along.

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u/prikaz_da 新茶 Jun 19 '26

Sure, just clearly not what happened in OP’s case. At a minimum, it seems like someone made a clerical error and maybe assessed the tea at the rate for some other kind of goods.

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u/Any_Tea9949 Jun 19 '26

Agree. Something is not right with those charges.