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So what is the problem? Order directly from Amati in Italy.
Then again, as Zoly points out, you will be paying the CIF. I am not sure if you would get tagged with the VAT as well, which currently is another 22% for Italian goods. And, if there is a problem you have to go back to the manufacturer rather than a more local source.
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He knows. He is a retailer.
"If you want it bad enough you will buy it"
Well said Donnie!
So suck it up folks and get on with building. Enough diatribe on something that you can't control anyway.
Well said Donnie!
So suck it up folks and get on with building. Enough diatribe on something that you can't control anyway.
I am awaiting an order from Bluejacket to arrive any day now (I am in Windsor, ON), will be interesting to see what/if any tariffs I might have to pay once my package arrives. I've had to pay extra fees before with shipments by UPS (thinking it was HST or GST). I don't know the HS code for this type of item, so not sure if I have to pay.
Hopefully not.... Bluejacket has a lot of fittings I use that pretty much nobody else has for the type of ships I build.
I did recently get a package from Cornwall Model Boats in the UK and that arrived quickly and no extra fees needed to be paid - mind you they are in Britain, and I am in Canada - so no trade drama.
Hopefully not.... Bluejacket has a lot of fittings I use that pretty much nobody else has for the type of ships I build.
I did recently get a package from Cornwall Model Boats in the UK and that arrived quickly and no extra fees needed to be paid - mind you they are in Britain, and I am in Canada - so no trade drama.
Down here in Australia, we have been paying a tariff of 10%. It’s called the GST or goods and services tax.
That is not a Tariff,we pay that too in. Canada ,that is just a sales tax like in Europe the VAT what is over 20%
American model ships are already very expensive in Sweden. There are very few places in Sweden that sell American kits even now.In general, Swedes are boycotting American products altogether. The wine bottles are starting to look dusty on the shelves at the Swedish Systembolaget.
https://www.omsystembolaget.se/english/systembolaget-explained/
https://www.omsystembolaget.se/english/systembolaget-explained/
Ben Franklin said only two things are certain: death and taxes. Choose the one you prefer and carry on. 
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One more time ,this topic is about tariffs and how it works or applied to shipmodel kits or not.We are not interested in who boycotts who and why .Just keep it please nonpolitical!!
One more time ,this topic is about tariffs and how it works or applied to shipmodel kits or not.We are not interested in who boycotts who and why .Just keep it please nonpolitical!!
Want to avoid tariffs? Scratch build! 
The effects of tariffs on model building kits is complex and I don't think we can predict how they will impact our hobby.
The effects of tariffs on model building kits is complex and I don't think we can predict how they will impact our hobby.Thats not something to be proud of. Not by any long shot. If you want to over pay for alcohol, order at a bar..American model ships are already very expensive in Sweden. There are very few places in Sweden that sell American kits even now.In general, Swedes are boycotting American products altogether. The wine bottles are starting to look dusty on the shelves at the Swedish Systembolaget.
https://www.omsystembolaget.se/english/systembolaget-explained/
And if the concept is to "restrict access" to alcohol by making it over priced, and harder to get. Why is just about every movie or tv show about Sweden seemingly centered around people going drinking every couple days? Its sort of screwing with the common people ya know.
Americans had to get around such problems by bootlegging and smuggling once, and the gangsters got rich because of it.
Swedes have a love-hate relationship with Systembolaget. A disadvantage is that the opening hours are limited. An advantage is that even in fairly small towns there is a large range to choose from.
Prices are not very high compared to other European countries.
Good or bad, I don't know, but a majority of Swedes want to keep it.
Prices are not very high compared to other European countries.
Good or bad, I don't know, but a majority of Swedes want to keep it.
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