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Old 09-07-25 | 08:26 AM
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Bikes: Zunow, 3Rensho, Look KG196

Last night I ordered a pair of chainrings from Rarewaves.com, a UK seller. Shipping was free. The twist is that I ordered them through Walmart.com. It’s a marketplace like Amazon where third party sellers fulfill orders. Walmart’s website insists that consumers will not pay any tariffs or import duties. I guess I will see what happens…

Edit - I was also planning to order parts from Japan via Blue Lug. At first I thought I’d pay a 15% tariff, but before hitting the “buy button” I did some research on what people have been charged for small consumer packages from Japan to the USA in the last week. Reports were anywhere from 40-50%. Apparently shipping companies are tacking on many more fees than just the tariffs. Import brokerage, etc, to the point where you can’t calculate what it will be and there doesn’t seem to be a cap on what you could get slapped with.
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