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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 12/04/2025

yep. posting about it on my personal account @s.ly Not except from the 20% “fentanyl” tariff. Probably. The EM isn’t public yet as far as we can tell

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From May 2, the only games in town for shipments from China not committing fraud look to be: $100/item or 120% of declared value by post, depending on a choice made by China Post or HK Post, not by the shipper. OR 145% + brokerage fees for private carrier shipments.

At no point were we claiming that there's a "regular" (low) duty rate available as a fallback. The rate paid for private or express-carrier shipments is *higher*.

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We're with you for everything except the 120%. That 120% is the updated rate for 2(c) www.whitehouse.gov/presidential..., the most recently published EO, sets the ad valorem rate for formal entry (which is a headache on its own, possibly requiring customer SSNs) is 125%, later clarified to 145%.

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Section 2(a) of www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... is pretty clear. I've reformatted it below, but not changed any words. It says that sections 2(b) and 2(c), which define the $25 and 30% rates, are explicitly ONLY for postal packages. If you disagree, that's fine. But this isn't the venue.

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To the best of our understanding, packages sent from China to the US will be taxed at a rate of 145% of declared value (as of the most recent updates from the WH.)

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This is the section of that same EO that says that if it's not a postal shipment, it's not covered by those rules and is treated like a package over $800.

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This is the section of the April 2 order that explains why both the then-30% and then-$25 rates are there. They are both for postal shipments.

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That is not our understanding or our reading of the executive order. But, we are not customs brokers or trade lawyers. That said, the trade lawyer we chatted with told us that it works the way we're describing it.

But also, we've been here since before the hellthread. Back then bug reports were just "Mention @pfrazee.com" (Sorry Paul.) We're a little bit sad that our attempt to get other brands to follow our lead on discounts for skeeters never took off.

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If the current tariffs stick, our fanciest keyboard will cost a bit more than a year of the Creative Cloud all-apps plan, but it should last you more than a year and you don't have to jump through hoops to cancel anything a year from now.

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Packages shipped by non-postal carriers, like FedEx, UPS, and DHL are tariffed at the full rates per www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Jesse Vincent @s.ly · 10/04/2025

Your facts aren't quite right. All of this only applies to postal shipments. HK Post & China Post can each choose, once a month, whether all packages they handle for the US should be taxed at $x/item (not $x/package) or y% of total declared value.

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Updated our blog post to reflect this morning's update that we stand at a 145% tariff on goods imported from China, not 125%. shop.keyboard.io/blogs/news/a... At this point, I'm considering writing tooling to automate future updates to this post.

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An open letter to U.S. customers

Updated 2025-04-09 10:02 PDT to reflect new tariff rates and add a note about de minimis rates for HK Post. Updated 2025-04-09 20:02 PDT to reflect the new 125% tariff rate. Updated 2025-04-10 08:22 P...

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 09/04/2025

You know what? Today feels like an excellent day for a sale. Just because. 10% off EVERYTHING on shop.keyboard.io. And $50 off the Model 100, our gorgeous ergonomic keyboard with a milled hardwood enclosure. Keyboards ship free to the US (at least until tariffs kick in on May 2.)

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Keyboardio: keyboards for people who love typing

Keyboardio makes the best looking, most comfortable ergonomic keyboards. We also sell switches and keycaps.

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 09/04/2025

Only for postal shipping. And China Post is notoriously cautious about batteries. well, Hong Kong Post tends to both be cautious about batteries and suspend shipping to the US whenever things get weird.

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 08/04/2025

Understood. Until now, the economics have always been pretty good for us. We love our warehouse in Hong Kong. if it ends up being a thing you wanna push on, we’ve got a bunch of friends in Taiwan and are happy to ask around. -Jesse

Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 08/04/2025

So, assuming your stuff is under $800 a unit, you could still (for now) fulfill DTC from Taiwan and customers wouldn't owe duty because they're only killing de minimis for products of China and HK, no?

Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 07/04/2025

Thank you! We wish it were about something less dire.

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 04/04/2025

If we could do it, at least double. But, we would need an entire ecosystem of factories. Cable manufacturers keyswitch manufacturers, injection, molding, laser engraving, printing, package making, metal stamping, cnc milling, assembly. And that’s just the set of factories we use directly.

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 04/04/2025

The second half of the email is at least as important as the first. Call your elected representatives and tell them they need to take responsibility. -jesse

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 04/04/2025

I expect to be getting a lot of emails like this soon. This one is from @s.ly and @keyboard.io about the tariffs. Such a pointless destruction of US small businesses.

To our US customers:

Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced that they will be ending the de minimis exemption for all shipments from Hong Kong and China on May 2. They also raised the minimum import tax on products made in China or Hong Kong to 54% of the sale price.
While we design our keyboards in the US, like most consumer electronics companies we manufacture our products in southern China. These new rules will drastically increase how much it costs you to buy our products.

(1) If you've been considering buying anything we make, now is the time.

According to the new policy, you will owe a 54% import tax on any package from Keyboardio that arrives after May 1. Once the de minimis rule is gone, no sale we can offer will ever make the Model 100 or Atreus as inexpensive as it is today.

Starting in May, US customers will be charged $188 in new taxes (tariffs) on a Model 100 + additional customs clearance fees. The new US taxes on the Atreus will be $80 + additional customs clearance fees.

We're really proud of these keyboards—we designed them to be the most comfortable tools to help you be productive, and to help you enjoy the experience of typing. We think they're worth the investment. We don't think a 54% tax is reasonable.

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PITR @pitr.dev · 11/02/2025

How exciting, I'm switching from my Drop + OLKB Planck keyboard to the Preonic by @keyboard.io

A photo of the massdrop x olkb Planck ortholinear keyboard with a split space bar

A photo of the ortholinear Keyboardio Preonic with a split orange space bar

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 07/02/2025

To celebrate the temporary pause in the US's new import duty collection regime, Keyboardio is having a site-wide 10% off sale. Now is an excellent time to buy a new keyboard. shop.keyboard.io

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 23/12/2024

The Any key is not a good source of randomness for a password. (The randomness is based on how long it’s been since you plugged the keyboard in.) However, it is a fantastic source of amusement.

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 29/11/2024

Happy Black Friday everybody! For the next couple of days, we’re taking $50 off every Model 100 and $25 off every Atreus. Combined with free US shipping, this is one of the best deals we’ve ever offered. shop.keyboard.io

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Keyboardio @keyboard.io · 29/11/2024

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Paul Harper @pauljamesharper.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Just received my Atreus from @keyboard.io. Super nerdy cool. Light and portable. Current setup should work well with #emacs.

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Tomorrow, we'll probably order a couple of the smaller, less expensive items.

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The second item, which, by all rights ought to be the most expensive item in the box but costs about the same as a cable we're including, got ordered just now and has a lead time of 2-3 days.

The first item, which was one of Jesse's holy grail items turns out to have an even better story than we'd hoped. We paid for it last night and expect it to be shipped to the fulfillment center on Sunday.