What was the highest tariff you paid so far in the USA

watchyouwant · Jul 1, 2026

gatorcpa
Because your government doesn't care about you.

I agree. Which is why I will not be voting for any incumbents in the next election regardless of their party.

The time for bitching and moaning is over. We got what we got for 2 1/2 more years, then we need to do something about it.
gatorcpa

If you don`t Vote, you cement the Status Quo . Like last time , when 90 Million US Voters thought it was a good Idea , to show Them ( and did not know who was THEM...) ...

josiahg52 · Jul 2, 2026

watchyouwant
Never use the Tariff Classification for Watch again. Use Postal Service, if possible. Always declare as " Returned Repair to Owner. Broken Staff." Low Value of $ 190 and insure for extra $ 200. That gives it special Handling during Shipment. And use the Tariff for "Watch Repair Kit"; 820590 . Nobody ever took a look at it ; shipped all over the USA. Now even used for the rest of the World ... When your own Government cheats on you after the Courts did strike down the Tariff, you can do the same or Pay whatever they want .

Not sure why you quoted me. I was responding to the OP's claim that they were overcharged. Your. . . methods, notwithstanding, they were in fact not. Personally, I question the wisdom of someone declaring a ~$5000 Omega, for example, broken and valued at $190 and insuring it for $200. And that's not about getting one over OR "doing my civic duty" and paying tariffs. It's about protecting myself from loss. I suppose it's about one's tolerance of risk and trust in the insurer, though.

WorthlessGerman · Jul 2, 2026

W WorthlessGerman
Whatever your opinion on the tariffs, it looks like the watch-specific tariff may have been incorrectly applied here. The harmonized tariff schedule for 9102.21.70 has 3 suffixes - 10 is for the movement, 20 is for the case, and 30 is for the bracelet - and it looks like they only applied the most expensive part to yours.

The full 9102.21.70 reads:

It looks like they charged you the full 9.8% of the bracelet tariff on the entire watch. My understanding is that it should have been $1.53 for the entire watch + $46.91 (4.2% of $1117) for the case, and a relative pittance for the bracelet/band (plus the 10% on the total value of the goods that's in effect until 7/24/26).

And it should actually be even less. I erroneously applied the 4.2% to the full value when it should have been applied to only the value of the case (and not the movement or bracelet/strap). So even if the case/movement was split evenly at $500/$500, you should have paid about $21 for the watch tariff, not $110.

josiahg52 · Jul 2, 2026

W WorthlessGerman
And it should actually be even less. I erroneously applied the 4.2% to the full value when it should have been applied to only the value of the case (and not the movement or bracelet/strap). So even if the case/movement was split evenly at $500/$500, you should have paid about $21 for the watch tariff, not $110.

That depends on the breakdown provided by the shipper. You can not like duties and tariffs, but there are ways to minimize your burden within the confines of the law, just like taxes. Customs could contact the shipper for the breakdown, maybe not get it, contact the IOR, not get it, then apply the custom and tariff to the breakdown (or lack of) provided and send it. Or forever delay it waiting for each and every breakdown. Or they can return the package.

In this case, the calculation was correct based on the information provided. Proper, right, just, etc. That's a different discussion.

Felix_La_PuBelle · Jul 3, 2026

I’m waiting on a watch purchased from a private seller in Canada. Shipping via DHL. Fittingly it decided to pause at the port of entry in Cincinnati to celebrate the 4th of July in the customs warehouse.