Surprise FedEx Fee Jacks Up Tariff Charges

A friend recently ordered a pillow from Turkey. Unexpectedly, after the pillow arrived he got a bill with an extra charge. It was for the tariff. He was surprised but probably shouldn’t have been because under the law, it is normally the importer who is responsible for paying any tariffs on such goods. In this case, he was the importer.

Adding insult to injury, however, also on the bill was a service fee from FedEx. While the tariff itself was only $2.19, FedEx charged him a total of $17.19.

*MOUSE PRINT:

*MOUSE PRINT:

The tariff bill was so much higher than the actual tax because they added their own junk fee — a “disbursement fee”.

Thanks for nothing, FedEx.

The temporary 10% tariff that was imposed after the Supreme Court struck down the president’s wide-ranging tariffs expired on July 24 but was quickly replaced with new tariffs.

So beware, purchasing goods directly from overseas may come with a costly surprise … or two.