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   Annika Backstrom (annika@xoxo.zone)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 16:57:51 JST Annika Backstrom

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   • Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)

   @syntaxseed I feel like I understand this for goods purchased by big companies and imported into shipping ports, but for consumer goods ordered directly from Canada, I wonder how it's handled?

   In Ireland, if I buy something from the UK, the post office (An Post) sends me a VAT invoice that I must pay before they will deliver. I wonder, would USPS/UPS/FedEx/etc. have to do the same under a US tariff against Canada and Mexico?

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     Sherri W (SyntaxSeed) (syntaxseed@phpc.social)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 16:57:52 JST Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)

     What I can't figure out.... is who collects, remits & enforces #tariffs ?

     With a tax... the seller does. But Canada won't be adding this to our US-bound invoices. Are American buyers supposed to just be honest & pay it? Is US border patrol stopping physical shipments and charging a fee at the border like with import duty?

     Will this spawn a bunch of "under the table" shipping?

     How does the accounting around this just spring up over night? 🤔

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