You pay the same taxes on imports too. In fact in the USA some states will hunt you down to ensure you pay tax on interstate purchases let alone imports. Eg. h

You pay the same taxes on imports too. In fact in the USA some states will hunt you down to ensure you pay tax on interstate purchases let alone imports. Eg. https://www.quora.com/Do-I-need-to-pay-California-sales-tax-on-online-purchases-from-overseas https://www.quora.com/Do-I-need-to-pay-California-sales-tax-... Now tariffs are different because they are applied in addition to the above and only affect imports specifically.