My understanding (and it may well be wrong) is that the de minimis exemption is currently still in effect *other than for packages from China and Hong Kong*. I have a <$800 package coming from the UK and I'll find out soon if this is correct I guess? On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM Robert Lauf via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > We are getting into this right now in our group order. Short answer: > live plants are not subject to duties as long as they are properly > identified as live plants on the comm'l invoice. Other than special cases > like China, right now there is a 10% min reciprocal tariff, which is what > we just paid. Possible higher rates were put on hold for 90 days. > Assuming you have a permit, I'd ask the nursery how they plan to ship and > how the tariff will be paid. Perhaps they can pre-pay somehow. In our > case, using DHL, when it got to Customs, DHL notified us of the fees due > and I paid with my card. It will be released in due course and trundle > onward to APHIS in New Jersey for inspection. No idea how that would work > if it's coming by Air Mail, but again, the shipper should know, as should > the logistics company if it isn't coming by mail > Bob. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…