Mfg in China; basically just resold by the company although they set some parameters. I decided the hell with it; I don't need the parts that badly.

Let us know how it goes.

I own a company in Japan which exports goods around the world. Tariffs are being applied to everything shipped into America. These tariffs are being charged to the importer (customer). America hasn't yet worked out a standard for payments, in some areas they are charging cash on delivery, others are accepting checks (it's been a long time since I've seen a check, much longer since I actually wrote one), while others have systems set up to pay online. The systems in pretty much every other country on earth are simpler, as they have always collected tariffs, customs, and/or VAT. I imagine America will get a universal system sorted out soon, which will make things easier for both buyers and sellers. Tariffs are on goods imported into one's country, and sellers exporting to America can't reliably predict how much will be charged, especially when the amount seems subject to change at a moment's notice.

Some sellers seem to have given up, unfortunately. I'm in the US and want to buy a special bolt for mounting fenders that only SJS Cycles in UK has:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/mudguard...ridge/?geoc=US

But their country drop down in the shipping section doesn't list the US any more as far as I can tell. Very annoying. Now I have to try to grind wrench flats on to a Sheldon Nut instead and it still won't be as good.

Ben's Cycle in Wisconsin has this bracket set. The page shows 4 available. $13. Looks like the one at SJS Cycles.


https://benscycle.vtexassets.com/arq...30044865700000

I have not bought anything from Canada, but I did recently buy some Continental tires from the UK. The tariff was not listed by the vendor, but they did communicate that the courier (UPS) would charge an import fee when the items arrived at the US border.
All in, price, shipping, and "import fee," they were still cheaper than buying from BikeTiresDirect in the Pacific Northwest. And they arrived sooner than the tubes I bought from the BikeTiresDirect.
In my case I think the tariffs to import to UK from Germany and then from the UK to the US were less than the tariff to import from Germany to the US paid by BTD.

Ouch! :D

I literally have a package from Canada arriving soon that I purchased on eBay a few days ago - it cost just over $100 USD total including shipping. I just got an email from UPS (via eBay) that I will owe $29 in import fees!

-Gregory

I'm not sure if this is what maddog is referring to, but this is the list of all tariffs applied by the US; if you follow it "almost daily" then you should really get a better hobby.

I don't know why they would have given up. Most of my customers and sales are in America, and so far the effect of tariffs has been ambiguous. December of 2025 was better than the same period in 2024 when there were no tariffs. My figures for January are down a bit, but nothing near enough that I would consider "giving up."

:rolleyes: