Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.netM to Anime@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agoTariffs just hit the anime figure fans hard - Over 100% price increasehexbear.netimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down10
arrow-up1122arrow-down1imageTariffs just hit the anime figure fans hard - Over 100% price increasehexbear.netAwoo [she/her]@hexbear.netM to Anime@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareParzivus [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 months agoNo price change if you actually order your shit from Japan, though. I’ve never bought an anime figure but I’ve ordered other weeb shit, international shipping would almost certainly be less than the tariff upcharge.
minus-squareAernaLingus [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoIt would still be hit by the tariff because it’s made in China, no? I don’t think it matters what the country of export is.
minus-squareLaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoCustoms probably isn’t checking tbh.
No price change if you actually order your shit from Japan, though. I’ve never bought an anime figure but I’ve ordered other weeb shit, international shipping would almost certainly be less than the tariff upcharge.
It would still be hit by the tariff because it’s made in China, no? I don’t think it matters what the country of export is.
Customs probably isn’t checking tbh.