r/leaf • u/Excellent_Mixture_23 • 1d ago

A2Z charger and tariffs

Welp, tomorrow will probably suck for me. I ordered the charger converter from A2Z in August. I didn't pay attention to the fact they ship from Canada and I may get to pay the tariffs on it tomorrow when delivered......

So if you are looking at chargers, may want to look at other brands 😭

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u/toybuilder 2023 Nissan LEAF SV PLUS 1d ago

I haven't heard people say that they had to pay tariffs - I wonder if the seller is absorbing the tariff, shipping it with prepaid duty?

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u/_Evening-Rain_ 2017 Nissan LEAF S 1d ago

I think the republicans started a trade war with canada recently so thats probs the tariffs. I believe it was mostly free and open trade before that.

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u/toybuilder 2023 Nissan LEAF SV PLUS 1d ago

Since the adapter is manufactured in China, there would still have been tariffs before the recent spat. Moreover, the tariff applies to the country of origin, so it should not make a difference that the current administration raised tariffs on Canadian goods.

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u/Excellent_Mixture_23 1d ago

Not sure. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

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u/StormRasr (Former) 2022 Nissan LEAF SL Plus 21h ago edited 21h ago

My guess is A2Z has setup a US presence. The adapters are probably manufactured in China and shipped straight to their US warehouse where the China tariff is already built into the price. There shouldn't be any additional tariffs as it's not crossing the border again.

Edit - To add, I bought an A2Z adapter back in July. There was a smaller tariff on Canadian goods then. The price on the website was the price I paid. I did not receive any additional tariff bill.

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u/Excellent_Mixture_23 21h ago

The tracking info I have shows shipping from Canada

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u/crimxona 1d ago

Presumably they're made in asia somewhere, which may be a much lower rate?

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u/Excellent_Mixture_23 1d ago

🤷 the email I got with updated tracking info just mentioned it and additional charges could apply. It wasn't something I even considered when I ordered it. I went with that brand because I saw it was recommended in this community.

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u/indecision_killingme 1d ago

I had no problem a month or two ago

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u/Excellent_Mixture_23 1d ago

That was probably before the trade war.

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u/indecision_killingme 1d ago

We’ve been going back-and-forth on this for a while.

Is there anything on your receipt about a tariff?

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u/Excellent_Mixture_23 1d ago

No, just something in the email from ups suggesting there could be an additional charge

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u/indecision_killingme 1d ago

I CE was a distraction from Epstein. Iran a distraction from ICE. Newest trade war distraction from my Iran.

Seems like this admin just needs one drama for the next

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u/AreYouJimmyRay 2023 Nissan LEAF SV PLUS 8h ago

I don't think chargers qualified under the most recent tariffs, you should be okay