The actual wording of Tariff code 9903.01.33 that is kicking our ass.

yes it is ... you know far better than me. the good news is that i have already paid the proper tariff, the only thing i have to pay is their brokerage fee and any penalty ... which in reality i shouldn't pay since i paid the tariff in advance. of course they will say i paid their fee. i'm saddled up for a fight, its not the money, its the principle of the thing.
 
I paid my three tariff fees before my packages got delivered and then I recently received what looked like a bill from UPS for the tariff amounts. Given that I paid the tariffs through their website each time you think they would have records of the payment. I also see a battle brewing so that I’m not doubly charged, let alone the battle to recoup the incorrectly charged original tariff amount. It’s all ludicrous - $100 tariff for a bunch of rubber window parts with no metal in them that couldn’t weigh more than 5 pounds with box and packing and then $40 for a complete stainless steel exhaust system that came in a massive box and was 100% metal.
 
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I ordered some parts from W-N a couple of days ago. I then got a message from UPS saying that they were on hold until the proper tariff classification could be determined. They required that I send them the W-N invoice, which clearly spells out the tariff classification and cites a 15% tariff based on the EU-US agreement. I repeated this statement in the "comments" section of the response. I am hoping that this implies that UPS is now trying to get ahead of these issues instead of becoming a public enemy by applying the worst case tariffs first and then sweeping up the mess (or not) after the fact...

I just checked UPS, and the package is no longer on hold and is on its way. Remains to be seen what charges get attached to it at the US side.

We'll see...
 
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I just got pistons from Greece with DHL and they charged me a $314 tariff (about 50%)...I went back and forth with them a bit (they actually responded quickly) and finally sent a nicely worded letter to the dispute dept. about 50 year old car parts, supporting the tariffs for big businesses, but thought the little guys getting beat up this bad for their hobby seemed wrong...also asked if my parts would fit under the classic exemption code of 8703.23.0190. They responded within the day, seemed to agree, and are refunding all but about $100, which is what I had expected to pay. DHL for the win.
 
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