Posted by Admin on 2/6/2025 to
(Update: 10:00 a.m. on March 4, 2025)
For now orders shipped to the USA will be safe from tariffs, as the U.S. government has stated that the current Section 321 "de minimis" will remain in place. This means that orders under 800 USD will not be charged. It would appear there is still no system in place to collect the tariffs on these lower-value shipments on the U.S. side, so the crisis has been averted for now.
(Update: 7:00 a.m. on March 2, 2025)
The U.S. government will begin charging tariffs on Canadian imports as well as products made in China on Tuesday, March 4th. Orders placed by 10am eastern time on Monday, March 3rd, will be carried over the border same-day to beat the tariffs. Starting Tuesday, we expect the same chaos on the U.S. side that we saw earlier in the month. Expect delays in shipments, and we do not know how the tariffs will be collected. It is a common misconception that the sending/manufacturing country pays the tariff; this is incorrect. The buyer/importer/recipient pays the tariff and will most likely be charged by the carrier upon delivery (USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc.). At this time we do not know if all Canadian shipments will be charged, or just products made in Canada. We do not know if the tariffs will be layered (i.e. a 25% Canada tariff AND a 20% tariff for all goods made in China).
We will post information as it comes in, but for now get those orders in before 10am eastern on Monday!
(Update: 10:00 a.m. on February 10, 2025)
Good news, the US government has paused plans to add tariffs to imported products (for now...). Please note that due to the chaos of last week, US-bound orders are experiencing delays crossing the border.
(Update: 6:00 p.m. on February 7, 2025)
We are receiving word that the US may be delaying the implementation of tariffs on Chinese-made goods, due to the utter chaos it has caused and the fact that there's no system in place to process and collect the tariffs. For US orders that shipped this week, there will still most likely be a delay of several days at the border in customs.
Thanks for your patience and we will continue to provide updates!
Please note that this is an evolving situation; we will continue to update this page as we learn more.
Due to new rules imposed by the U.S. government, orders going to the USA may be charged tariffs on delivery. Here's what we know:
- For now, the proposed 30% tariff on Canadian imports has NOT come into effect (yay!)
- HOWEVER, the USA is possibly adding tariffs to all goods made in China, which, in the toy industry, is almost everything everywhere!
- We do not yet know the amount of the tariff, which will potentially be anywhere from 0%-30% (we are hoping toys will continue to be exempt!)
- Furthermore, it seems the "de minimis" exemption no longer applies to Chinese-made goods (i.e., previously only shipments valued over $800 USD were taxed)
The current situation this week:
- It seems that couriers, postal systems, government agencies, and the border, for both Canada and the USA, were unprepared for this
- There may be delays to shipments (especially from the postal system) while means are put in place to calculate and collect tariffs
- In theory this tariff will be applied to all incoming shipments of Chinese-made products no matter where you buy from, whether it's Canada, Japan, China, etc.
- Remember, even AUTHENTIC Japanese toys & collectibles (like everything we sell) are still mostly made in China!
There is a lot of confusion on what tariffs are; they are a TAX on products levied by a government that is paid for by the CONSUMER, and will most likely be charged when you receive a shipment (or will be added into the price of new Chinese-made goods sold inside the USA).
This situation is very regrettable and will undoubtedly hurt our U.S. business; we will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available. As always, thank you for your continued support!