PV Electronics Spares

[Peter Virica]

Hi Guys, I was on this forum ages ago, and I am aware that many of my past customers hang out here. Just a heads up, not a push sales drive:

Changes in the way small parcels are taxed into the USA mean that in the medium term, we are going to struggle to send small, low value spares. Anyone that wants to stock up on small things like QTC cell PCBs, spare tubes, HV modules, replacement processors, glasss neon cover tubes etc.. - now would be a good time to get in touch so we can get these sent to you asap before the new rules start on 29th Aug.

Sorry, hope that doesn't sould like a pushy sales attempt - selling these spares doesn't pay the rent, just as I say a heads up if anyone wants to get ahead and have spares to hand before it gets difficult after Aug 29th.

Best regards to all my customers in the group!

Pete

[Instrument Resources of America]

Here is what 'AI' had to say about this for everyone's knowledge here, and a couple of the details.       ""End of the De Minimis Exemption: The long-standing rule that allowed goods valued at $800 or less (per person, per day) to enter the U.S. duty-free and with minimal customs procedures is being eliminated.""              Later on I did see the date of 29th of August 2025. My suggestion would be to expand this beyond Pete if you need something from outside of the US.

Ira.

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[Nick Andrews]

Like whiskey?

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[Nicholas Stock]

No need for 'AI'

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/suspending-duty-free-de-minimis-treatment-for-all-countries/

Nick (mod)

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[Instrument Resources of America]

If you like the Irish stuff, then I'd say YES!!!  Hickup!!!!

Ira.

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[Adrian Godwin]

Here's a more balanced explanation, without Trump's bogeyman justification.

https://ukft.org/future-de-minimis-may25/

Note this was back in May, I thought the UK government had already removed it. Perhaps that happened, but more recently than I'd appreciated.

They don't explain the real reason why these limits existed. It's because it cost more to collect the import duties than the value of them, making a net loss for the government. This may not be true for the US exception which was much higher than the UK.

  

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[Instrument Resources of America]

And here is a bit more from another source. There is more to this than meets the eye, including of course a law suit being involved.

Ira.

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[Nicholas Stock]

In my experience (being an ex-Pat from the UK and now living in the states), the de-minimis to the UK was never 135 quid..... it was a lot lower if you believed the fees/extra charges that Parcel Farce would charge for incoming parcels to friends and family. There are other ways of dealing with the Sheins and Temus of the world who have exploited this loophole and that's to limit the number of sub threshold parcels per calendar period.... that way, the small trade folks who this was implemented to help wouldn't get crushed by the actions of a few bad actors gaming the system... just my 2 cents (pennies).

Nick

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[Nick Andrews]

Who doesn't?  If you can get the Jameson Triple Triple, I highly recommend it!  but not that Orange stuff.

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[Peter Virica]

If you read the White House Statement its all an extension of the IEEPA, to stop small packets from China and Mexico sending in Fentanyl. Not sure there's much Fentanyl coming in from the UK! However, I do see the benefit of stopping the flood of cheap chinese garbage entering any country, even though the measure is very harmful to my business. But there will be a brief hiatus, and I already have plans in place for when the dust settles - a good time to take a few months break from work and have some holidays and catch up on the household ' to-do list' ! At least UK got 10%, better than the EU's 15%.  

Pete

[Jeff Walton]

There is one simple explanation.  The White House does not want people buying anything from outside of the US.  Magically, all of the industry is supposed to appear again inside of the US and the “glory days” that he is chasing are supposed to reappear.  We all know what is coming and it won’t be fun.  Unfortunately, hobbies like ours will not fare well. 

 

If you waste time reading all of the crap in the executive order, there was no real thought put into it and there are no carve-outs for things that make sense.  We all know that there are really serious abusers that are dumping cheap product all over the world but under the guise of stopping fentanyl, the policy is using a sledge hammer to push a button. 

 

Jeff

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