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Amazon from China equals $50 in Tariffs

How to tell if an Amazon item will ship by mail from China.

Amazon and other third-party marketplace sites are full of cheap items that conveniently ship directly from China by small packet mail. But the free duty, the tariff exemption for de minimus shipments under $800, will end May 1st, and then the tariff goes to $25, and to $50 in June. Here’s how to tell if an item will ship from China. Read more in the April 2020 PC Updater News. The April issue is online here, and back issues and free subscriptions are available in the library.