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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kansas City book box company feeling the impact of federal tariffs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When HUES Book Box started gaining traction on social media, owner Charmaine Merriweather saw the right time to change suppliers for their boxes. 'I had just gotten a large influx of new customers, and I was like, 'Great, let's up how many boxes we order at a time. This is the perfect time to switch to higher quality boxes and everything.'' While the order was being produced, she was notified that the shipping that was originally free to her, would cost $1400. That cost, she found out, was directly related to tariffs on foreign goods. ACLU accuses Leavenworth facility of breaking the law, violating ICE detainees' rights 'I was devastated, to say the least,' Merriweather said. 'I was like, 'Oh, my God,' I had just got to a point where it felt like we were sailing and this was where everything takes off and becomes a big business, you know? But we got hit like that.' A federal appeals court ruled to allow President Donald Trump to continue to collect tariffs under an emergency powers law on Thursday. While it's still unclear if the tariffs will remain permanent, White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro says, they're here to stay. 'The Trump tariff agenda is alive, well, healthy and will be implemented to protect you, to save your jobs and your factories and to stop shipping our wealth into four hands,' he said on Thursday. Merriweather says she would raise prices to keep up with tariffs but says her customers would be priced out of her product that way. 'As a customer, I'm not paying an extra $10 for you to pick a book for me,' she said. 'Like that's it's not worth it to me personally.' Another alternative would be to have her boxes manufactured in the United States, but she says the cost of moving production stateside is 150% higher than her original price per box. Commissioners approve ordinance on American Royal project She suggested that the tariffs roll out over a period of time, giving business owners time to plan and to prepare for changes in prices. 'I understand wanting to bring more jobs to the U.S. I think that is a noble cause,' she said. 'Maybe we start looking at plans to implement that over like 10-15 years. And I don't think that trying to do that overnight in 30 days and 90 days is something that it's quite feasible.' Merriweather says the impact the tariffs have on small businesses is stunting their growth. 'This is how all of the large companies have been able to build wealth is by utilizing our global economy,' she said on Thursday. 'When you do these big tariffs and you try to make drastic, huge changes immediately rather than having thought-out structure or plans for long term, it really mainly just hurts a little guy.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
American woman stunned after being asked to pay $300 fee to import $125 order from popular Australian brand
A former Miss Houston competitor has slammed a popular Australian brand after she was charged $300 to import the package to the US after Donald Trump 's tariffs. Taylor Toftemark, 24, posted a TikTok on May 7 after she received an email telling her that her $125 order required a duty fee payment of US$193.51 (AUD$300). 'I ordered $80 worth of stuff from an Australian company. Today, I get an email saying I have to pay $200 to get it shipped here,' she said. 'What are you f***ing talking about. Why would I pay double what I paid? 'Why wouldn't you tell me this at checkout and I could have saved myself a hassle?' Ms Toftemark, who participated in Miss Houston 2024, said she initially thought it was a scam but, on further inspection, discovered it was legitimate. She captioned the rant 'fking orange man's tariffs', seeming to acknowledge the steep cost would have been a result of Donald Trump's global import tax. It comes just weeks after fellow American, Nani Franzitta, said she was hit with a US$1834 (AUD$2,851) import duty on her order from White Fox Boutique. @taylortoftemark I'm so mad and sad rn like wtf is this #tarrif #trump #dhl #shippingorders #australia ♬ original sound - TayTay Aussies were quick to defend Glassons after taking issue with Ms Toftemark's argument that the brand should have informed her of the fee. 'Why are you blaming Australia for American tariffs?' someone said. Another quipped: 'It is not the job of foreign companies to educate Americans about American taxes'. 'Welcome to what being an Aussie has always felt like! We don't order from America because it usually costs double or more to ship than the item,' a third said. On April 2, Donald Trump slapped Australia with 10 per cent tariffs on goods exports to America as part of a global policy, impacting online shopping orders. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Glassons for comment. In the FAQs section of its website, it answers the question: 'Can you ship to my country?' 'Please note that customs or import duties may be charged when the order reaches its destination country. These must be paid by the recipient. We have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be,' the brand states.
