Yes and on that basis shouldn't the discussion revolve around the effect of tariffs on such goods used by the analogue photography industry and its affect on that industry that alone. As Brian had said it may be the big ticket items that will affect us more as consumers but unless those items are photography related then the discussion becomes a soapbox item and lands in jail or a place where a lock is used
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The discussion as I read it for the most part focuses on photo-related goods and industries. It is of course one of those topics that easily strays into territory we'd rather not venture, but so far, I'd say it's doing OK.
I am thinking more of people who order something online from a maker or shop abroad, as has become so common with the internet. For example, ordering some clothing, furnishing, tools, or equipment where the value is within the de minimis range.
i just bought a tripod head on Ebay from the usa. It goes through ebay global to the cnd border then DHL. So i just paid DHL $12 for them to collect the $6 tax due to the government on an $85 tripod head. End users in the usa will be paying more %wise to import small shipments themselves. Shipping charges & service charges alone will make sure of that...
When we think about dimensional measurements of paper for example...shipping costs alone become astronomical i.e. for 16x20 or 20x24" paper....
As far as small shipments to the US, this will depend on what happens with the $800 de minimis rule. As mentioned before, there are usually not any additional customs fees or duty or taxes for shipments that fall within this rule. It might be different for other countries. It is possible that shipping fees could increase, in general, though, if the shipping companies have more paperwork or steps to process shipments to show that no additional duty should be owed.
Many states and provinces have sales tax....it is not duty.... but it is owed on imports too...
In the US, private individuals do not usually make sales tax payments directly to the state. This tax is collected and paid by businesses that owe sales tax in the state. It varies by state, the threshold at which a seller outside the state would be expected to be responsible for sales tax in that particular state. So, if you weren't charged sales tax at the time of purchase, it is unlikely you are going to have to pay it.
With prices like that it wont be long before the Customs and Revenue folk are patting themselves on the back after seizing another smuggled shipment of Bromide paper and film.Agreed....& paper is already expensive. As a professional the client base shrinks when you price a mounted print at $1000 (+/-) when the cost of a box of paper alone is $750+ USD....
To swing the discussion back around to the OP's post..... is there any scenario where you can see film & paper being imported by an individual coming out to less $$......than people are paying now?
With prices like that it wont be long before the Customs and Revenue folk are patting themselves on the back after seizing another smuggled shipment of Bromide paper and film.
The US has been participating in free trade for more than three decades. When it started, manufacturing of a wide variety of products moved offshore to places with lower labor cost and looser environmental/labor regulations. It's taken that long to reach the situation we were in at the end of 2024. Even if one believes that these arrangements are inappropriate, and that tariffs on film, paper, chemicals, cameras, darkroom equipment, etc. are the way to motivate US production of those products, suddenly imposing them on everything and at high levels is doomed to failure. It would require as many decades to , gradually, incrementally unwind things as it did to establish them as the current norm.
With prices like that it wont be long before the Customs and Revenue folk are patting themselves on the back after seizing another smuggled shipment of Bromide paper and film.
I agree.The US has been participating in free trade for more than three decades. When it started, manufacturing of a wide variety of products moved offshore to places with lower labor cost and looser environmental/labor regulations. It's taken that long to reach the situation we were in at the end of 2024. Even if one believes that these arrangements are inappropriate, and that tariffs on film, paper, chemicals, cameras, darkroom equipment, etc. are the way to motivate US production of those products, suddenly imposing them on everything and at high levels is doomed to failure. It would require as many decades to , gradually, incrementally unwind things as it did to establish them as the current norm.
But photographic equipment, film, paper, and chemicals is one of the few places where this has not happened. The majority of analog photography equipment, film, paper, and chemicals are still manufactured in the United States, Great Britain, Europe, and Japan.
But photographic equipment, film, paper, and chemicals is one of the few places where this has not happened. The majority of analog photography equipment, film, paper, and chemicals are still manufactured in the United States, Great Britain, Europe, and Japan.
With prices like that it wont be long before the Customs and Revenue folk are patting themselves on the back after seizing another smuggled shipment of Bromide paper and film.
But photographic equipment, film, paper, and chemicals is one of the few places where this has not happened. The majority of analog photography equipment, film, paper, and chemicals are still manufactured in the United States, Great Britain, Europe, and Japan.
There is no black & white enlarging paper and no film cameras that I know of (besides small outfits like Ritter & KB Canham who build LF cameras) or lenses produced in the USA.... Can you name some?
Addressing the US, the UK, Europe and Japan as if they're one big, happy, free-trading, manufacturing family is inconsistent with the perception of those currently running the US government.
I don't think any single country produces everything necessary for analog photography. But what I mean is that this is one field that has not outsourced manufacturing to countires with little or no environmental regulation and low wages. Most of the analog photography equipment, film, paper, and chemicals is still manufactured by the traditional companies in their longtime locations.
Addressing the US, the UK, Europe and Japan as if they're one big, happy, free-trading, manufacturing family is inconsistent with the perception of those currently running the US government.
But you've somehow side-stepped the point that Europe, Japan & China..... where much of the analog photo supplies are produced.... have recently been alienated by the USA....
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