Tariffs
9 articles tagged with “tariffs”
Now that de minimis is gone, who pays the duty, me or the customer?
Who pays the duty after de minimis ends is a choice you make through the Incoterm. DDP means you absorb it, DAP means the customer pays at the door. Both costed on a $48 wallet.
How do I know my true landed cost per order?
A complete per-order landed cost formula updated for the post-de-minimis world, with duty on low-value parcels, the merchandise processing fee, and the US FOB-basis nuance.
A product that was profitable under de minimis is now a money-loser, how do I find which ones?
Find unprofitable products after tariffs by recomputing each SKU's contribution with its new duty line. The per-SKU duty-impact test, costed on a China-origin cable pack that flips negative.
Should I ship DDP or DAP?
DDP vs DAP comes down to your refusal rate. DDP wins once door-bill refusals cross about 9 percent. Here is both paths costed on a $320 watch.
How do the EU 3 euro and 2028 changes hit my margin?
The enacted EU 3 euro customs duty per item takes 13.6% off a 22-euro order's price and 30% off its contribution margin. Here is the math and what 2028 changes.
Do I need to update my pricing every time tariff rules change?
You do not need to reprice on every tariff rule change. Reprice only when a duty shift pushes contribution margin below your floor, and here is the trigger rule, costed on a $40 planter.
How to Calculate Tariff Impact on Your Product Margins (With Real Numbers)
Tariffs don't show up on your P&L as a line item. They hide inside COGS and quietly destroy margin on every unit. Here's how to calculate the actual damage — SKU by SKU — with formulas, worked examples, and free calculators.
The 2026 Tariff Shock: How New Trade Rules Are Crushing Ecommerce Margins (And What to Do About It)
De minimis elimination, Section 301 expansions, and shifting trade agreements are rewriting the cost math on thousands of SKUs. Here's how mid-market ecommerce brands can protect margins when tariff exposure changes faster than your pricing model.
The 7 Hidden Costs Silently Destroying Your Ecommerce Margins
Tariffs, return fraud, dimensional weight pricing, FX slippage, discount stacking, COGS drift, and payment processing math — the seven margin killers most ecommerce brands don't track until it's too late.