Metropoulos amps are done

[RedPlated]

Those resistors are manufactured in Germany and The Czech Republic. Both countries are part of the European Union. IEEPA Reciprocal tariffs for goods from the E.U. have a maximum cap of 15%. That means the most US Customs and Border Patrol can change is 15%. Hard stop. Period.

If Mouser is charging you 47%, that's on them. That's not tariffs. I would reach out to them and ask why they're doing this.

The Harmonized Tariff Code for resistors is HTS 8533.21 or 8533.29.


If you buy these resistors from a supplier in Europe, for example, US Customs would charge you 15%. If you're buying them from Mouser and they're charging you 47%... something else is going on.


Same thing as above. If you buy parts from a supplier oversees and import them yourself—i.e. you have them shipped to you via FedEx or DHL or UPS— you supply US Customs with the appropriate HTS code and country of origin for the parts. And you pay the tariffs directly to US Customs.

You’re looking at “baseline” tariffs. They are not the bigger picture. There’s ton of other moving parts and charges to both sides within the all the convoluted rules. That’s why the effective tariff is much higher.

Basically, there are a lot more tariff charges on the importers than we see in the baseline. And other fees and charges throughout the process.

I think Mouser would be in serious violation of Federal law if they were charging for other business costs and listing them as tariff costs.

 

[FourT6and2]

You’re looking at “baseline” tariffs. They are not the bigger picture. There’s ton of other moving parts and charges to both sides within the all the convoluted rules. That’s why the effective tariff is much higher.

Basically, there are a lot more tariff charges on the importers than we see in the baseline. And other fees and charges throughout the process.

Tariffs from the EU do not stack. They are capped at 15% total. Hard stop.

I've been buying parts all year from abroad and importing them myself. I know how it works. You are being ripped off by your suppliers. Sorry.

If I go to Distrelec or Arrow or some other European supplier and buy those parts, the only tariff I'll pay is 15%. Shipping might be more expensive and there are small admin/broker fees you pay to FedEx, UPS, or DHL. But nowhere near 47%. So it makes sense to order everything you need from one place and have it all shipped over in one box. Keep the cost under $2,500 per shipment to avoid a formal Customs clearance.