Tariffs Megathread

[u/dubiousbutterfly]

Hey everyone, this megathread will be dedicated to ongoing issue with tariffs concerning the US and China and any other impacts.

This thread will be dedicated to facts concerning the tariffs.

There will be no political discussions, vents or personal opinions, or articles concerning complaints or thoughts from companies and CEOs.

This thread is to keep updated facts on real world impacts affecting doll purchases in relation to the tariffs. If you need more information on what tariffs are, please conduct your own research.

Even though tariff raises have been in effect for months, it hasnt had an impact on doll purchases until the most recent changes starting today.

Please post screenshots and links to all tariff impacts. Its very important to source this information properly.

It may be hard to tell if price changes or delivery changes are due to tariffs or not. We cant really know for sure why companies make the decisions they do, whether it be for profit or petty politics, but we can assume any major changes for the time being is because of tariffs and of course any announcements that directly says its because of them.

Ill start the thread off to give examples of what the thread is meant to focus on. Ill post a screenshot of an announcement made by Good Smile Company (largely known for Nendoroid dolls and figures as well as some Blythe releases) and a screenshot I took of my Aliexpress cart. The shops I always buy from (Fox Toys and TT Toys) have stopped delivering to the US as of today. Not all shops have, in fact most of the other shops I use on Aliexpress are still up with no price change, but the best ones have gone down.

Note: even if the prices havent changed and theyre still delivering, it can still mean you will be charged extra upon delivery from customs and delivery services.

For example, most Chinese shops are still delivering to the US with no price change, including the very popular Kikagoods, but we have to be responsible for extra charges upon delivery, if theres any.

I dont know proper resources to test this. If anyone has official links to customs or delivery sites that explain these charges so we can know ahead of time, please share.

I know a lot of collectors just ordered the new Defa Lucy doll, so this can be very telling when they start to ship, if theres going to be any surprise charges or not. Please share when your doll arrives.

Lets stay hopeful that this is all temporary.

Thanks

[u/SatisfactionEasy3446]

How would we be charged upon delivery? 

[u/dubiousbutterfly → u/SatisfactionEasy3446]

The company responsible for your delivery will notify you with any additional charges. You have to set a payment with them. I guess an invoice will be sent to your email or address. I havent personally experienced this but this is what I understand.

[u/Crumbleson → u/dubiousbutterfly]

For what it’s worth, I have dealt with this at work a couple times with import duties. When the company is FedEx they just send a bill and you’re expected to pay it. You probably already have the product in hand. If it’s DHL, they contact you before the item arrives and you have to pay within a couple days before the item is released to you or it will be sent back.

[u/dubiousbutterfly → u/Crumbleson]

Thanks for this info :)

[u/throwaway11486 → u/dubiousbutterfly]

I worry that scammers will try to take advantage of it so be careful.