"Just Got My First Tariff Bill": People Are Sharing How The "Trump Tax" Is Showing Up In Their Lives

1.On August 29, President Trump's executive order ending the de minimis rule took effect, which means that more Americans are now seeing his tariffs in action. De minimis previously excluded shipments valued under $800 from being subject to these import taxes, like the small shipments many people order every day from online retailers. A representative for the Consumer Federation of America told NPR that around 4 million de minimis orders were processed in a typical day.

According to data from the Yale Budget Lab, the tariffs have brought in $88 billion in revenue this year so far, with $23 billion of that coming in just August alone. Despite Trump's repeated claims that other countries will eat the cost of the tariffs, tariffs are ultimately charged to the importers in the US, and companies are expected to pass these extra costs along to the consumer.

2.Now, consumers like the redditor who posted the screenshot below are on the hook for paying tariffs and processing fees.

This poster wrote, "Being charged $54 in tariffs for a $100 jacket from Japan. Insane fees. $36.50 of it is the actual tariffs, and the rest is DHL fees. So, being charged over 36% for a jacket that was made in the USA, just being sold by a Japanese eBay seller. The new tariffs are so awful for commerce. The job of government is supposed to be to facilitate commerce. What a joke. But at least our lord and savior Donald Christ gets a bigger pot of money to grift and siphon from our government and economy and into his pocket."

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