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Author: m1964
Date: 2025-07-16 18:59
A few days ago I bought a used R13 off eBay from a seller in Japan for $850.
The seller promptly shipped it by DHL.
Yesterday, I received an e-mail from DHL stating that I need to pay $142 before they deliver the clarinet. I contacted their CS via chat and was told that the customs duty fee was $121, and the processing fee was $17, plus another miscellaneous fee. The agent said I could dispute the fees over the phone or via e-mail.
I then used an online duty estimator tool (https://www.simplyduty.com/import-calculator/) and got $144 customs duty fee on a $850 clarinet from Japan.
New 30% tariffs will be in effect on European imports starting Aug. 1st...
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Author: m1964
Date: 2025-07-27 11:49
Update 2.0:
Today, in my mail I found a bill from FedEx for $124. It was customs fees for the clarinet I bought over three weeks ago off eBay from a Japanese seller.
So, it looks like DHL would not deliver until the customs fees are paid but FedEx delivered just fine. I was hoping that the clarinet delivered by FedEx somehow "escaped" customs but no...it did not
If the tariffs are not reduced, there might be a significant price increase on all musical instruments imported to the US, as well as sales reduction.
Time to visit Japan? or France?
Your vote is?
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Author: SecondTry
Date: 2025-07-27 20:14
(Sarcasm)
Why don't be silly m1964.
We all know that these high fees to bring clarinets into the US from foreign producers will clearly and quickly motivate domestic producers of such high end instruments to near overnight emerge into the US marketplace providing instruments made of the finest quality US Oak (gosh darnit) and bring manufacturing and jobs back to the ole' U.S. of A!
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Author: ruben
Date: 2025-07-27 21:29
1964: This will, of course, hurt Selmer, Lorée, Maigaux, etc..all of which are struggling to survive. Some companies will go under. Who will benefit from this? ...nobody.
rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com
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Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2025-07-28 00:53
I read that a deal was struck to avoid the 30% - haven't seen the details yet.
Fuzzy
;^)>>>
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Author: m1964
Date: 2025-07-28 06:50
Fuzzy wrote:
"I read that a deal was struck to avoid the 30% - haven't seen the details yet."
It will be 15% "across the board", they said.
SecondTry wrote:
"We all know that these high fees to bring clarinets into the US from foreign producers will clearly and quickly motivate domestic producers of such high end instruments to near overnight emerge into the US marketplace providing instruments made of the finest quality US Oak (gosh darnit) and bring manufacturing and jobs back to the ole' U.S. of A!"
Well, it was the first try.
I am fairly sure that it will work better on the second try, after another trade war in a year or two...
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