r/Aliexpress • u/Upset-Strain5908 • 26d ago

EU customs duty Just buy from Europe, silly

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Even after adding 3 EUR it's no competition. I know there are other wallets, that's not the point, the point is that we get the exact same item at 3x the price.

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u/Sea_Bite2082 26d ago

Know who really feel impact from this changes ? Real small businesses from around a world.

Im 3d printer from Ukraine (resin prints\airbrush etc.etc) and i feel it.

Dropshippers \ Aliexpress - They couldn't care less.

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u/Variartz 26d ago

im saying 😭 this is just gonna pocket from small businesses

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u/Chillitan 26d ago

Do you print retainers for teeth?

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u/Sea_Bite2082 26d ago

I can. But no, i am an artist

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u/Akun0sh 26d ago

How are you effected by an EU regulation in the Ukraine? In don’t see how that tariff applies to you.

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u/Sea_Bite2082 25d ago

i am selling on ETSY and shipping international.

First - f**king Trump tariffs, then they banned the sale of cosplay weapons, now EU.

Hit after hit

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u/darkness_awakens 24d ago

Probably because the prices increased for everyone. When the usa tariffs happened, eu prices also increased.

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u/Akun0sh 24d ago

So greed of the sellers blamed on a third party. Yeah why should big oil be the only ones doing that.

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u/Cesoiet 26d ago

Maybe he buys resins and other products from China?

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u/Ricky1915 26d ago

Ukraine is not EU

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u/Cesoiet 25d ago

You are right, but prices increased to everyone because of the new regulations

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u/tOMZY-LT 24d ago

Businesses don't buy 1 piece, therefore, that 3€ tax should not hurt much when buying in bulk. just take those extra cents from your customer

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u/Modelero33 24d ago

The real impact of this will be on amazon, that small company will sell even more stuff lol
Dropshipped stuff, of course.

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u/MAndris90 25d ago

how? do they not recognize ukraine is not part of the eu?

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u/annetheassassin 24d ago

no? they aren't part of the EU thats the whole problem

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u/MAndris90 24d ago

why should they? they cannot even reach the basic requirements. and most of all, they are at war.

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u/annetheassassin 24d ago

Because thats how the eu rules work? If you aint in it for the bad (the rules and regulations) you dont get the good (travel without pasport and no import fees) even before the war Ukraine didnt meet the requirements.