Almost lost a sale over tariffs... | Selling

sapphyres-designer-jewellery · 2025-10-08T23:45:09.450000Z

Buyer in the US bought a coin set from me last night. Not long after I get a cancellation request with a message from the buyer explaining that because of the tariffs for Canada items, he can't afford that and wants to cancel. Thing is, anything shipped unless it's UPS/FedEx (and possibly a few others) is DDP. I explained to the buyer that CBP is only accepting duties paid packages unless it's UPS/FedEx which I don't use. He did write back to tell me to go ahead and ship. I might have been better of cancelling... turns out the item is made in South Africa which has a 30% tariff. C.

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