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gbesq
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Some of the best money that I ever spent
 
Waltesefalcon
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I'm a beat up old canoe kinda guy, but I'll be out on the waterways casting my line and trying to not concern myself with tariffs this summer.
 
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It might be nice to have a locked thread about this and proposed changes to tariff rates. Many just want to know what to expect if they buy a Swiss watch in the US.

But as stated, there should not be any change to the Swiss origin tariff rate of 15%.

And just because it was brought up, i bought a Swiss watch a few weeks ago and was responsible for paying the tariff rate. UPS also charged a $15 "brokerage" fee. Which is different from before, when they tried to make the shipper pay the tariff up front.
 
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It might be nice to have a locked thread about this and proposed changes to tariff rates. Many just want to know what to expect if they buy a Swiss watch in the US.

But as stated, there should not be any change to the Swiss origin tariff rate of 15%.

And just because it was brought up, i bought a Swiss watch a few weeks ago and was responsible for paying the tariff rate. UPS also charged a $15 "brokerage" fee. Which is different from before, when they tried to make the shipper pay the tariff up front.
Is it down to 15%, when did that change take effect?
 
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Is it down to 15%, when did that change take effect?
Wasn't that after the Swiss visit where president Orange got the Rolex desk clock and a gold bar?
 
dsio
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So according to this its still 39% for Switzerland, and the agreement in November is more of an agreement to a framework to come up with an agreement in Q1 2026 to reduce it to 15%, but I can't see any information indicating that it has actually taken place yet.

https://www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2026/01/18/trump-2-0-tariff-tracker/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...eement-on-fair-balanced-and-reciprocal-trade/

To the best of my understanding from what I'm reading it is still 39% until more talks take place at which point a date will be set for it to come down to 15%, assuming all parties agree.
 
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Is it down to 15%, when did that change take effect?
Trying to figure out tariffs is like this about flight fares:
 
Dan S
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dsio dsio
Is it down to 15%, when did that change take effect?
See this link. On December 18th, the rate was lowered to 15%, retroactive to November 14th.
 
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See this link. On December 18th, the rate was lowered to 15%, retroactive to November 14th.
thank you for that!
 
Dan S
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thank you for that!
Aren't you glad you didn't lock the thread? 😉

As I often tell my students, I bet you had no idea you were in danger of learning something today.
 
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I've got two watches since all of this started. Both were below $800 and they went sailing through. DHL did try charging something outrageous for a Baltic watch but a single call cleared that up. Only package that was held up was a $50 "duty paid" set of hands where nothing was actually due. FedEx was dumb and unable to be dealt with there but eventually they were delivered. So far, I haven't paid anything extra, although who knows what's all baked into the original price. Even the Moonwatch I recently bought, although expensive, follows the average regular price increases that Omega watches experience once or twice a year for the past ten years or so, not a massive or unexpected increase due to a tariff. It seems like the discussion around tariffs has taken on a life of its own. Whatever the actual economic impact of the tariff, the uncertainty and nonstop commentary may be doing more harm than the policy itself.
 
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If you're importing a Swiss watch to the US right now, expect the 39% tariff to significantly impact pricing, whether you're buying new or pre owned, domestically or internationally.
It is 15%.
 
Dan S
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And now the Greenland tariffs are apparently canceled.
 
dsio
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Locking this for now since it’s not going to impact much.

To summarise, Swiss tariffs are down to 15%

Additional European tariffs are off at this point.
 

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