Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon

On 06/08/2026 13:34, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-08-05 19:46, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

>> Well in a way it has. China has an (unspoken?) arrangement that as 
>> long as VAT is paid - and Aliexpress does that - stuff get posted over 
>> really cheap on massive shipments that get split up and reposted in 
>> the destination country and there are no 'big beautiful tariffs' on it 
>> at all.
> 
> There is a new tariff on import of small Chinese items here.
> 
So glad to be out of the EU and into the free trade area of 'the rest of 
the world'

Food from Africa, South America, components from China. White goods and 
electronics from SE Asia...


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