It’s a topic that has permeated the news in 2025. What do tariffs mean for our products?
What Are Tariffs?
In short, a tariff is a tax that a country imposes on imported goods and services. They may vary based on the type of product, or be a flat percentage on everything crossing the border.
How Are Tariffs Collected?
Tariffs are collected by a country’s customs department in cooperation with the carrier. That agency looks at the invoice to determine what the rate should be and contacts the consignee for payment. Non-payment results in the package being destroyed.
Is it Possible to Pay Tariffs in Advance?
Calculation is subject to many variables. However, ClinicalPosters has implemented a method to include pre-paid tariffs on packages leaving the US. This is a cooperation of USPS and DHL.
How Do You Calculate Tariffs?
In 2025, the President of the United States (POTUS) disrupted global commerce by negotiating tariffs with nearly every nation. From one month to the next, the proposed rate can range from less than 20 percent to over 100 percent. Rates are in flux.
Are Tariffs Affecting ClinicalPosters?
The wholesale cost of goods has doubled. There’s no way to absorb such increases. Suppliers are refreshing products. We keep less stock on hand, and group customer orders to save on shipping to control costs.
Going back to GDPR, Europe imposed taxes on any products coming into the collective nations that originate beyond its borders. The onerous guidelines require the collection of the Vatican tax by either the seller or the consignee, based on the value of goods. ClinicalPosters then disabled access to European checkouts.
Although POTUS has said companies, not consumers, pay the tariffs, the cost increases trickle down. Companies are making less profit while raising the cost of goods and services.
