As Trump’s tariffs have gone into effect, businesses like Wyze have started sharing what these new import charges look like in practice.
Wyze went on to share an invoice showing a duty charge of $255k on $167k of product “for those who say we made it up.”
They’re not the only ones. Another small business owner went viral on X for sharing the $2885 “import duty,” aka tariff charge, on a shipment of less than $2000 worth of equipment.
And this business owner showed the jaw-dropping price difference between shipping her supplies to Canada vs. the US.
Here’s a closer look at the breakdown to ship to Canada:
And here’s the cost to ship a similar order to the US:
Speaking of Canada, our neighbors to the north have started adding a “T” symbol on grocery store price labels for imported items that come with a tariff charge.
People are still sharing examples of tariff charges on cheap goods from Temu:
And higher-priced goods, like suits manufactured in China for this Canadian company, are also starting to show tariff charges:
Some businesses aren’t clearly showing a tariff charge, and instead, seem to have opted to roll tariff costs into their shipping fees.
Sadly, some brands, like this lingerie company, have decided to pause shipping items to the US due to the tariffs.
Even used items that are imported can incur tariff fees. This Reddit user wrote, “A couple of weeks ago, I bought a pre-owned Louis Vuitton wallet from a Japanese seller. The item shipped from Japan. I paid $80 for the wallet, plus US sales tax ($116.91 in total). I just got a notice from DHL that my tariff fees are $83.10!!!”
This person noticed a tariff charge on flowers, just in time for Mother’s Day.
Tariffs are also impacting healthcare, like this person’s dentist, because many essential supplies and equipment are made overseas.
And after I shared some of the first tariff receipts going around the internet a couple of weeks ago, members of the BuzzFeed Community also shared how they’re starting to see the tariffs show up in their daily lives:
“I got engaged a couple of months ago and have been going through the wedding planning process. A bunch of bridal retailers (signs, bridesmaid dresses, wedding dresses, etc.) are announcing price increases on items, taking an already extremely expensive process even more out of reach.”
“My daughter’s job here in Sweden laid off 25 people, stating that due to tariffs from the US and the war in Ukraine, their orders had been drastically reduced and they couldn’t afford to keep those workers on in such an uncertain future.”
— missy90_
