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

On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 14:16:37 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> 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'

In Belgium it's 3 euro per item. If you're buying 100 t-shirts, it's 3
euro. If you're buying 100 t-shirts and 50 phone cases, it's 3+3 euro.
If you buy 1 t-shirt and 1 phone case, it's 3+3 euro.

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

No tariffs?

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