Do I’ve to pay import duties and if that’s the case, how a lot?
We ship all our merchandise from our store in the US. In order that signifies that if you’re ordering from exterior of the US, you’ll have to pay import duties when your cargo arrives in your nation. Latest volatility in international commerce insurance policies has precipitated important fluctuations/will increase in what you may be billed. As a consequence of this, we’ve modified how we itemize the customs bill which instantly impacts the price of import.
Up to date Customs Bill
It’s essential to notice that you simply solely pay import duties on bodily items that enter the nation. Beforehand we had assigned the overall order quantity to Argos itself, which means you owed an import obligation in your complete order quantity.
Transferring ahead we’ll assign a price of $600 to the Argos companion app which has performance that’s solely obtainable whenever you join the app to a machine (reminiscent of plotting brews, enabling/disabling traditional mode, and many others). The remainder of the worth of your order will probably be assigned to the Argos. Because the app and app license is delivered electronically, it’s usually not topic to import duties (some nations nonetheless have import duties on this). It’s essential to notice that our companion app continues to be free on the Google Play Retailer and the Apple App Retailer. It’s simply that you simply can not entry sure options till it is linked to an Argos.
So to re-emphasize, the worth of the Argos is staying the identical at $1,220 USD, however now the quantity usually topic to import duties will probably be $620 + equipment + transport prices as a substitute of the overall order quantity. See the desk under.
Earlier Customs Bill
New Customs Bill
So for instance if the import obligation was 20%
Beforehand you would need to pay $1220 x 20% = $244.00
Now you’ll should pay $620 x 20% = $124.00
Once more, not all nations acknowledge this and your expertise could differ. Typically talking should you nation participates within the WTO, you should have a lowered import invoice.
What if I already pre-ordered a machine nevertheless it hasn’t shipped but?
Your cargo may have the brand new itemized customs bill and a decrease import obligation invoice efficient on shipments departing our store at this time, June 9, 2025 and past.
The Future
We plan to proceed on increasing what we ship digitally for the machine together with instructional materials and extra app performance to additional bolster this worth.
Current Prospects
For our loyal clients who bought the Argos below the earlier customs invoicing, we deeply respect your assist. As a token of our gratitude, we’re providing current clients a 1 yr extension on our producer’s guarantee.
When you’ve got any questions or want additional help, please do not hesitate to contact our assist staff at assist@odysseyespresso.com.
Canadian Prospects
Beforehand we had talked about a $150 CAD reimbursement in case your cargo was topic to a 50% tariff. Since this new itemization ought to considerably decrease the invoice due, we will probably be reducing our reimbursement to $75 CAD in case your bundle is topic to a 25% tariff.
Vital Be aware
In the end it’s on the discretion of your nations customs workplace and the individual processing your bundle what you’ll find yourself being billed. Some nations have an import obligation on digital items. Others would possibly permit for the exemption however nonetheless produce other taxes not associated to duties. Please seek the advice of your native nations legal guidelines and customs workplace for full particulars. You’re finally chargeable for import obligation invoice.
PS: We now settle for all main bank cards in addition to PayPal!
Sincerely,
Ross & William
