A PC hobbyist says he was hit with a $684 tariff bill on a $355 shipment of retro computing parts, in what appears to be a growing pattern tied to changes in federal import rules. The case, described in a data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/11/when-ups-charged-me-684-tariff-on-355.html” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/11/when-ups-charged-me-684-tariff-on-355.html” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>blog post published November 15 by the writer behind OldVCR, involved a vintage parts order from Germany. UPS, the courier, later reduced the charge after the recipient disputed the tariff classification.
The incident is one of a growing number surfacing online as couriers and customs authorities apply…

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