When the $800 Loophole Closes: How Microbrand Watch Companies Can Still Deliver
- Chief Editor
- 7 days ago
- 3 min read
The Trump administration’s early-May order scrapped the duty-free treatment for parcels under $800 coming from China or Hong Kong. For many microbrand watch labels that mail finished pieces straight from Shenzhen or Kowloon workshops, the change felt like a midnight sucker punch. A $400 diver that arrived yesterday with zero duty can now be dinged for triple-digit fees, plus the regular 4.2 percent watch tariff. Abandoned carts, refund requests, and frantic emails followed in quick succession.
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