Import taxes/tariffs, a very frustrating additional charge when you or your business  deals with todays imports which accounts for an overwhelming amount of our goods. 

Debbie and I delt with the first round of the seemingly overnight abitury imposition of tariffs on goods, do not mistake this for anything political, it isnt! Its the business reality of the implementation of the dutys when no one has a clue of the absolute framework of paying the money. For 3 years we only knew within 20% of what the wholesale price of what the imports would cost the business  then a follow up invoice 30 days later of the rest of the specific charge. Then because it was basically an overnight thought "the tariffs" it scared the bejus out of the importers who decided they would not be caught with a well stocked warehouse full of imported goods if the tariff went away overnight they bareshelfed the inventory which meant a few months ago I could with confidence order  a special order with faith the supplier had it in stock...well that went away taking order lead times to 12 months or so, to stay in business we were forced to triple our inventory as well as consumables .....

          This reality is one of the top reasons Debbie and I sold the business, it simply became a full time job to source inventory and consumables...So whether you want to believe it or not this is one reason products have jumped in price so much in the past few years, to protect the business you need to "guess, estimate" in the high range of the final cost of product, then there is a significant amount of more time involved in sourcing the product! 

    AT a minimum once a week Debbie and I look at each other and say outloud Im sure glad we sold the business!!!!!!

       Yes Randy todays tariff's are still a very bitter place in my mouth!

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Sorry for the soapbox rant but I said it anyhow 

Charles

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