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It doesnt apply to businesses. And, consumers importing amounts over $800 is probably fairly unusual.
by ac29 2y ago
It doesnt apply to businesses.
And, consumers importing amounts over $800 is probably fairly unusual.
- teeray 2y ago> consumers importing amounts over $800 is probably fairly unusual Likely not—I have a Macbook Pro on order from the Apple Store, shipped via DHL with origin from Shanghai, and currently jammed up in Cleveland.
- Grosvenor 2y agoIs it unusual to buy a laptop, stereo equipment, or things for pretty much every hobby from abroad? Can you buy a bike for less than $800? A camera (Say from Japan perhaps)? A good fountain pen from Japan, Germany or Italy?
- bdcravens 2y agoProbably why the US lowered the de minimis exemption.
- Keyframe 2y agoIt literally says in the notice that threshold value lowered from $2,500 to $800 caused a surge in volume of clearance processing which is why they're suspending it. They can't keep up with the volume.
- Aurornis 2y ago> And, consumers importing amounts over $800 is probably fairly unusual. Not true. It’s common to receive phones and laptops shipped internationally from Apple, for example. I don’t understand why some people are searching for ways to dismiss and downplay this in these comments. DHL is doing this because the volume of processing was excessively high now that the thresholds are lower. That means a lot of packages were meeting this criteria.
- Freedom2 2y ago> I don’t understand why some people are searching for ways to dismiss and downplay this in these comments. "I don't do it, therefore it is unusual for it to happen in the first place." It's very hard to take dismissive, flatly stated comments like GP's in good faith. I usually expect better from this site, but a lot has changed in the last few years.
- terribleperson 2y agoThat's basically every Prusa sale unless you're buying from Printed Solid.
- bdcravens 2y agoWouldn't most US shipments be coming from Printed Solid? That's Prusa's US distributor.
- terribleperson 2y agoMost people don't order from Printed Solid, because they've historically been more expensive than just importing a Prusa. I imagine that will change now.
- bdcravens 2y agoThat's odd. Prusa owns Printed Solid.
- pmags 2y agoMany electronic music gear purchases from small companies outside the US exceed that threshold. This is certainly going to hit the small producers in the synth and electronic music industry.