How will the recently implemented tariffs affect your doll collecting?

Yesterday I received my Peaks Woods order through EMS (I think regular? Although it arrived within 3 days), and USPS handled the last mile delivery. However, I did not receive a duty invoice like I did for my Do Dolls Dream order a couple of weeks ago through DHL. Does anyone know how USPS handles the duties and if/when I'll receive an invoice to pay?

 

My local post office recently told me they almost never collect import fees. So you may be all set.

 

You have to wonder if USPS is blowing it off because they don't have the personnel or infrastructure to deal with it.

Has anyone received an order from Supia, and were you charged duty fees?

 

Adding in another data point from a recent From Japan (shopping proxy) order:

item total: 20,000 yen / $141.81 (Chibi Unoa; described as "DOLL BODY TOYS")
DHL shipping: 10,652 yen / $75.50 (1.680kg box)
DHL fees: $38.72

REGULATORY CHARGES 1.34
IMPORT EXPORT DUTIES 20.38
DUTY TAX PROCESSING 17.00​

Again, about what I expected -- still smarts, though! The package just hit the US/customs and I paid the fee promptly. Delivery is scheduled for tomorrow.

Edit: I wanted to add that my experience with From Japan shipping fees tend to be a little higher than I think is normal, as I request that they keep & ship everything in its original packaging from the seller. (I've had them throw away dealer packaging from my orders, and I like to collect that stuff!) So the incoming box is probably bigger/heavier/more expensive than strictly necessary because it's a shipper box in a shipper box. If you aren't crazy like me, your initial shipping costs might be a little more reasonable, though the tariffs will probably be comparable. XD

 

I don't know what to do.... Is there anyway to potentially stop a shipment? I don't know where to ask this question. I'm so stressed out. I don't know how to put out the fire. Can I protect myself??

 

So I just got my tariff bill from UPS for a doll, mind you it was small, but the bill was less for the doll than for the wigs that came in last month. It doesn't really make any sense, but things coming from Korea seem to be in the $20 range right now.

 

What is your question or underlying concerns?
You can simply refuse a shipment, or the shipper can intercept it.

 

Is it already shipped out or pre-shipping? I would contact the seller first and ask if they can just not ship it out. If it's already on it's way, you can refuse the parcel and it would ideally be sent back if "send back in case of non-delivery" was marked on the shipping form.

 

Umm... they took full payment and told me that they were unable to ship to me; I have to wait. Next, I waited and eventually had to cancel. Then, got a reply with a tracking number, possibly after the point of no return. Finally, it'll probably get here after my buyer protections expire.

I had already accepted that I would never get the doll.
And, now I'm going through a wave of emotions over this. I feel nauseous.

 

Did you buy from a dealer or directly from a company? Were you trying to purchase in stock item that wasn't in stock? Typically, there are no cancellations for an order except in rare situations where an in stock item wasn't actually in stock. (And seller should've checked before taking your money.)

Were you purchasing from someone international, and you're also worried about the customs and tariff component?

 

Dealer, in-stock. Yes, they had my address when we started the transaction. So the, "we can't ship to your country" was ... interesting. (Even weirder whilst getting burned by a different dealer.) Yes, worried about about tariffs.

 

If you're in the US, a lot of countries suspended shipping to the US not too long ago. Only more recently have they started resuming shipping to the US, so it wasn't an outright lie. You don't mention any details at all unless being pressed, so it's hard to gauge anything about your situation.

Like, does the tracking number work? Knowing the dealer would help b/c it may be sent via DDP (duty delivery paid).

Why are you saying that you've accepted you won't ever get the doll? Is it because you are unable to possibly pay tariff/customs if you're charged that upon delivery?

If it's from a dealer who has sent your doll DDP, then you won't have to pay when your item is delivered.

 

Good news! Yesterday I got an artist doll head from Germany DHL which used USPS for the last mile. No tariff. Shipping was $30.

 

I ordered a wig from Poland at the beginning of August and the seller ended up refunding me because she couldn't send it to the US. I've basically been focusing on etsy sellers in the States until I know for certain that orders outside aren't going to get cancelled. This whole thing has been a hassle that could have been avoided, but that's a discussion for another place.

 

"Lying" might be a bad word here. It's more ... failure to relay crucial information. The doll just happened to be in a country that had not been able to ship to US, when I ordered. I'll private message you because it's a story.

 

It affects it quite a lot. Fortunately I live close to the border and have friends and family in Canada to receive packages for me, but just recently I had to forgo full insurance on one doll to get it into the US, and another two were unable to ship into the US at all and are with my cousins now. With how many dolls I get from Slavic and European countries, the shipping restrictions are unpleasant, to say the absolute least.

 

Did they just shut off all the shipping? I went on 1999 and they said every shipping option is unavailable and starting on December 16th no more registered Air mail. did the private shhipping companies just decide this for the holidays?




The following shipping methods are currently unavailable in your country:
EMS, SAL Small Packet, Registered SAL, SAL Parcel, ePacket Light, Surface Parcel, Surface Small Packet, Air Small Packet, Air Parcel, Registered Air.

 

brutal. merry xmas folks futurama-style

i did get some items through via Yanwen in Nov prepaid tariff near as i can tell, last mile usps

 

I ordered SartoriaJ SD that’s to arrive in 2026….without thinking tariffs. I’m THRILLED how the tariff is at the time of shipping T_T
Thank you everyone for all the detailed updates since I have no idea about these things.

I have a small order from Volks and a head and eyes from China to be shipped soon. I hope there won’t be problem.