CindyLouWho2
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ecommerce consultant | Etsy pro | retired from law | mitochondrial disease | sports fan | vegetarian | disability | jewellery designer she/her/they Calgary, Canada www.patreon.com/c/CindyLouWho2 Elsewhere: cindylouwho2.com/find-cindylouwho2
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"PoochandTabby
I don't know if this will help anyone else, but pet products are included on the list, so my sector is going to be affected. Initially I added the tariff to the shipping price because I was worried about having to pay tariff on the price + tariff if I included it in the price.
I did some research of previous CROSS rulings and the applicable law, and found two rulings that included DDP and how it was handled from the invoicing perspective.
I emailed the US CBP department that focuses on handling e-commerce and stated my online marketplace does not provide a mechanism to separately identify import duties, so if the tariff is 50%, if can I provide a separate commercial/customs invoice showing $20 merchandise value + $10 actual import duty, and declare $20 as the customs value, when the marketplace receipt shows a flat $30 for the merchandise.
I used the application of 19 U.S.C. §1401a(b)(3)(B) as it applies to a DDP shipment and CBP rulings H304314 and H305053 as references and specifically said I'm not asking for a tariff classification or duty-rate determination (because sometime they'll kick you to submitting a CROSS ruling, which can take, at least 45 days), I just want guidance on this marketplace/e-commerce situation.
They were super quick to reply (within 24 hours ) and let me know that it was acceptable to add the tariff to the price of the item on the marketplace, then use a separate commerical/customs invoice in the package to breakout the price, despite what the etsy invoice states. So I now have an email from US CBP that states that I can do this for my US sales, if any issues arise in the future.
If anyone else wants to contact US CBP and get some info or to pose a similar question and get guidance in writing, you can email the E-Commerce and Small Business branch at ecommerce [at] cbp.dhs.gov."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g4aogjlkwyty4lu6kpecx7cu/bafkreib5embgntc3qibsybpi4n7mcnfq2ewhd7xrhc4srkwopzueaf4iky)
![Screenshot of email.
"Re: Zonos Support Request
Yoshiko Matsugu
From:
support@zonos.com
To: [blurred]
Mon 20 Apr at 15:53
Hello Cindy,
Thanks for reaching out about CAPE and IEEPA tariff refunds. Here’s where things stand today.
At this point there isn’t a direct pathway for most merchants to file for IEEPA refunds through CAPE. CAPE is designed for the Importer of Record (IOR) on a shipment, and for commercial cross-border ecommerce shipments the carrier’s brokerage (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.) is typically the IOR — not the merchant. Any filing would need to go through the carrier broker, and that process requires ACE portal registration and banking enrollment on the broker’s side.
For postal shipments, CAPE doesn’t currently apply. Postal shipments are submitted as a CSV file rather than as an ACE entry, and an ACE entry is a prerequisite for CAPE. CBP hasn’t announced a postal refund pathway yet.
We’re watching CBP’s guidance closely and will let you know as soon as there’s a clear, actionable path for refund claims.
Best regards,
How are we doing?
Survey Survey Survey Survey Survey
Yoshiko
Customer Suport Specialist, Zonos"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g4aogjlkwyty4lu6kpecx7cu/bafkreiccuhytpu7bfyp227rnsuw3jfbwptwdnchzjvxid7al4cnstbqe2m)
