[TowerTalk] [RFI] Fair-Rite and Tariffs

[Bob Shohet, KQ2M]

According to Trump, China pays that 10% tariff, not us.  Shame on Digikey for defying him and charging that tariff to you.


73

Bob  KQ2M


From: chuck.gooden 
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 4:12 PM
To: jim at audiosystemsgroup.com ; towertalk reflector ; Rfi List 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [RFI] Fair-Rite and Tariffs

I received 25 #31 Fair-Rite snapons from digikey and was charged 6.65 tariff on an order of ~$65 plus tax and shipping to make ~$83 total order.Chuck K9LC
-------- Original message --------From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> Date: 7/15/19  2:57 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>, Rfi List <rfi at contesting.com> Subject: [RFI] Fair-Rite and Tariffs I just bought 12 #43 toroids from Arrow Electronics, partly for research, but mostly to get free shipping on a small order. They shipped from the Netherlands, possibly to avoid tariffs. It is my understanding that this tactic is rather widely used. Bottom line -- if you're buying stuff like this, it's worth shopping around, especially with vendors with significant world-wide presence. I've found Arrow to be a particularly good vendor for relatively small purchases -- free shipping for web orders over $50 for anything in stock.73, Jim K9YC_______________________________________________RFI mailing listRFI at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi