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"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">We=E2=80=99ve been dealing wi=
th it at work. Hts codes drive the tariff. The exchange rate is=
really no different than it has been and certainly better than 2015. =
</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Base tariff is 10% then th=
ere is 25% or more on certain goods. </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">It=E2=80=99s a mess all the time and changes basically dail=
y. </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">You still g=
et an 800 allowance if you are traveling. </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><b=
lockquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 18, 2026, at 10:26=E2=80=AFAM, Mark Cook via =
Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font=
-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-=
height: 1.0;">I purchased many parts in 2025 from Racetorations, prior to Ju=
ne (25%) and post tariff reduction (10%). </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">The shipper has to determin=
e the category and Racetorations used a 10% Duty Rate which is for U.K.-orig=
in auto parts intended for U.K.-made automobiles under specific HTSUS codes 9=
903.94.32. There is a 25% additional tariff for parts not meeting the 1=
0% requirements.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Lower than the 15% I have t=
o pay for my German car parts.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Like others, I had to pay D=
HL or UPS the tariff when the part landed in US Customs, typically in Kentuc=
ky. And, yep, the exchange rate sucks.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Thanks,</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Mark</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><a href=3D"https://www.fede=
ralregister.gov/documents/2025/06/30/2025-12060/imports-of-automobiles-autom=
obile-parts-civil-aircraft-and-civil-aircraft-parts-from-the-united">https:/=
/www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/30/2025-12060/imports-of-automobi=
les-automobile-parts-civil-aircraft-and-civil-aircraft-parts-from-the-united=
</a></p>
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<p>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Andrew Devenish via Fot <fot@autox=
.team.net><br>Sent: Jan 17, 2026 9:37 PM<br>To: Ken Hollar <krhollar@y=
ahoo.com><br>Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>,=
fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net><br>Subject: Re: [Fot] Buying P=
arts =46rom England?</p>
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I had similar experience - on $50 the charge was $60 - split even between ta=
riff and UPS =E2=80=9Cprocessing =E2=80=9C fees.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div>
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<blockquote>On Jan 17, 2026, at 5:57=E2=80=AFPM, Ken Hollar via Fot <fot@=
autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote>
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Hi Dan,</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I recently bought parts from Racestor=
ations in the UK. Your $500 purchase will cost 1.34 times more in the e=
xchange rate. $670. The shipping costs are not to bad, depending on wei=
ght $50-75. The tariff is 20%, another $134 collected by the shipping c=
ompany. Estimate $800+. Ouch!</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">There seems to be no way around the t=
ariff. Most Europeans pay a VAT Value Added Tax of 17.8%.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I have friends in the UK and we have d=
iscussed alternative plans. Further, the Country of Origin for the par=
ts is the rate that you pay. If you buy parts shipped from the UK but M=
ade in China. You pay China Tariff. </div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Good Luck.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"> </div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Ken Hollar</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">!958 TR3A </div>
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<div>On Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:34:36 AM PST, Dan Forgey via Fot &l=
t;fot@autox.team.net> wrote:</div>
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Does anyone have recent purchases and thus knowledge of how much, beyond the=
part's cost, it costs additionally for shipping, tariffs and tax, etc. to g=
et it here? I'm considering parts costing just north of $500.&nb=
sp;
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>Dan</div>
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