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加州消費者在網上訂購進口商品時遭遇驚喜價標震驚

Carlos Soto在Thousand Oaks的Historia Bakery被拍攝

每年,加州凡圖拉縣居民Carlos Soto都會為他的兒子購買一件利物浦足球俱樂部的球衣,以慶祝足球賽季的開始。然而,今年的球衣卻附帶了一張額外的107美元賬單。

Soto說:「UPS的送貨員告訴我,如果不支付額外費用,他無法將包裹交給我。」Soto是Thousand Oaks的Historia Bakery Cafe的擁有者。「在這個關稅政策改變之前,我從來沒有在購買之後還要支付額外的費用。」

Soto拒絕支付這筆費用,並要求退還他從球隊官網以約150美元購買的球衣。自從特朗普在八月取消了一項已經存在多年的關稅政策(被稱為de minimis)後,像Soto這樣的網購者有時會面臨高額、意外的額外費用。

過去,de minimis政策允許價值低於800美元的商品免稅進入美國。根據美國海關和邊境保護局的數據,2024年,有超過13億個包裹通過此政策免稅進入美國。

社交媒體上充滿了人們抱怨他們的包裹附帶意外賬單的報告。在Facebook和其他平台上,買家們抱怨他們的鼠標墊、化妝品和伴娘禮服等物品需要支付數百美元的費用。一位Reddit用戶在從保加利亞進口的一把專用辦公椅上遇到了4,700美元的費用。

新政策的影響

這些新費用通常已經包含在產品價格中,但有些商品在進入美國時未支付關稅,這時收件人需要支付差額。

包裹快遞公司一直在努力向消費者普及新的關稅制度,但仍然有不少人感到驚訝。UPS、FedEx和DHL已經在網上發布了常見問題解答和資源,幫助可能需要支付關稅的顧客。大量顧客在收到意外賬單時打電話抱怨或表示困惑——UPS表示它正在處理與報關相關問題的積壓。

UPS的發言人Jim Mayer表示:「我們的報關服務旨在確保貨物符合規定,並支付必要的關稅和稅款。如果發貨人或收件人未支付這些費用,UPS會生成一張賬單,以便海關和邊境保護局釋放貨物。」

UPS的小包合規經理Mark Hartlidge在為顧客舉辦的一場網絡研討會中,將今年的變化稱為「過山車之旅」。

「如果你向美國進口任何東西,你很可能已經受到影響,」他在七月說。「這些變化可能很難理解。」

大型公司和網上零售商有足夠的員工和基礎設施來順利過渡,但直接向美國出口的小型企業有時未能告知消費者額外費用的具體情況和支付時間。

華盛頓特區居民David Herr最近從比利時訂購了一個約200美元的汽車零件。他說:「我知道我需要支付一些進口費用,但我不知道具體是多少。我不知道這是否已經包含在價格中,還是需要由海關或其他人收取。」

當Herr的包裹通過UPS到達時,送貨員向他收取了493美元的高額費用。「收費的方式有點尷尬,」他說。「對於誰在收取這些費用以及這些錢的去向,沒有太多的清晰度。」

像Shein這樣的快時尚網站保證結算時的價格就是最終價格,而Temu則表示對於其客戶,當地倉庫的商品沒有進口費用,交貨時也不會有額外費用。

評論與分析

這次的關稅政策改變,對於美國消費者和國際貿易的影響是多方面的。首先,取消de minimis政策的直接結果是增加了進口商品的成本,這對於那些依賴國際市場的消費者來說是個不小的打擊。特別是對於那些習慣於從國外購買小件商品的消費者而言,這意味著他們將不得不重新考慮他們的購物習慣。

從企業的角度來看,大型企業可能有足夠的資源來適應這一變化,但小型企業尤其是那些依賴出口到美國市場的公司,可能會因為無法及時適應而面臨挑戰。這可能導致一些企業失去美國市場,或者需要提高價格來彌補關稅成本,進一步增加消費者的購買負擔。

此外,這一政策改變也可能引發更廣泛的經濟和政治影響。特朗普政府的這一舉措,可能會被視為貿易保護主義的又一例證,這可能會在國際上引發對美國貿易政策的更多批評和反彈。長期來看,這樣的政策可能會影響美國的國際貿易關係,並可能導致其他國家採取報復性措施。

總體而言,這一政策的影響是多層次的,對於不同的利益相關者來說,影響的程度和性質可能會有所不同。在這樣的背景下,消費者和企業都需要更加謹慎地應對這一變化,以減少可能的負面影響。

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