Your miles may vary, but when I received 2 separate orders from a different UK vendor Ratio Technology for their very fine derailleur and shifter kits to expand the cassette reach on my one-by mountain bike, I got the package and THEN Fedex kept sending me bills for the tariffs. I refused to pay, in that I thought the tariffs were illegal, and the Supreme Court agreed. I have since stopped getting the bills and nothing has changed insofar as my credit rating. I suspect that FedEx is not line up with the special tariff court to get their refunds. And all was well.
Ask your vendor if their experience was having to pay to get the item or if their customers later got a bill. Steve Seelig On Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 9:33:14 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Hey Alex, > > Thanks for the info, but that seems inconsistent with Carradice's own FAQ > regarding shipping/duties/tariffs. On their site right now it says " Yes. > Import duties are collected by the destination country and are not charged > by Carradice. US and EU customers may be contacted by customs before > delivery." which seems to imply their goods are shipping from overseas and > not a warehouse in the US > > On Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 8:23:23 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi Matt, >> >> Carradice includes the cost of import fees in their shipping charge. They >> ship items in bulk from the UK to a warehouse in the States and pay import >> costs at that time. Items for US customers ship from that warehouse, so >> you're essentially receiving something that was sent domestically. I >> ordered a Brompton bag from them back in the fall and paid no additional >> fees, but the shipping cost was definitely on the steeper side. >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> Alex >> >> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:20:01 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> I appreciate the heck out of you for attempting to ballpark it for me. >>> Thanks, Johnny! >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:00:02 PM UTC-4 Johnny Alien wrote: >>> >>>> It really depends on the tariff rate for that specific type of >>>> clothing. It looks like something like that would be in the 3-6% range. I >>>> am not really good at figuring out the differences in tariffs on clothing >>>> because it breaks down by materials. Then there is the blanket 10% tacked >>>> on top. I think its safe to say that its probably going to be about 15% >>>> plus shipping company fees depending on how they do that. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 2:50:07 PM UTC-4 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm planning on ordering the new duxback rain cape directly from >>>>> Carradice to NY. How much has everyone been additional cost has everyone >>>>> been paying for apparel from the UK for the last couple weeks? >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 1:17:55 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I've received a couple of FedEx tariff bills, in the last year, for >>>>>> Bluelug deliveries. >>>>>> >>>>>> They always arrive first by email (though I think there might have >>>>>> been texts as well). >>>>>> >>>>>> As someone who is over 65 I am always being warned not to get fooled >>>>>> by parties trying to get money by text or email for purchases I have not >>>>>> initiated with them. That's good advice. So I just ignore the electronic >>>>>> billing and wait for the paper bill to arrive in the mail. I pay that. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pat >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, May 11, 2026 at 9:58:03 AM UTC-7 Ron Mc wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Leo, >>>>>>> Mine came by e-mail, the same addy used on my Blue Lug order. >>>>>>> My FedEx account didn't show the transaction, but FedEx sent a >>>>>>> follow-up Paid receipt. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Monday, May 11, 2026 at 11:35:53 AM UTC-5 LSM wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Question: do post-delivery tariff charges from FedEx come via >>>>>>>> regular mail or email? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Leo >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 9:15 AM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> FWIW, I just paid $8.55 “import fee” on a $166.00 order from SJS >>>>>>>>> Cycles in GB — about 5%. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>>>>> the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/P8rr71O_rZQ/unsubscribe >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email >>>>>>>>> to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvLi_P3NrWuPBA5mmrQKpA30e%2BzZ7fV7ZZ1-TCXb09RBA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvLi_P3NrWuPBA5mmrQKpA30e%2BzZ7fV7ZZ1-TCXb09RBA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/08e3a487-40d2-4d63-944a-05526470fafdn%40googlegroups.com.
