A DRIVER has been slammed with thousands of dollars in fees after trying to bring a car back home.
He said he was unfairly charged an extra fee, but there’s no way around it.
KTVKA driver was charged $6,000 to ship his Hyundai from Saipan to Arizona[/caption] KTVKThe car was hit with President Trump’s 25% tariffs[/caption]The Arizona man, Michael Bonsaver, lost thousands of dollars after trying to ship his own, used vehicle home, as reported by AZ Family.
When Bonsaver was offered a job in Saipan, a commonwealth outside the United States, he needed a way to get around the area.
Naturally, he purchased an SUV to navigate Saipan, but wanted to get it shipped back to Arizona once he was ready to move back home.
Four months after his Hyundai Tucson was loaded onto a boat in Saipan, it arrived at the Port of Los Angeles.
The vehicle came with a whopping 25% tariff added to the invoice, which resulted in a $6,000 bill for Bonsaver.
“It’s insane,” Bonsaver said.
“I was stunned. I was just thinking am I just being shafted? Am I being taken for a ride? This can’t be the case.”
He argued that the tariffs shouldn’t apply to his SUV.
Bonsaver said he purchased the car in a US Commonwealth, which was shipped before the tariffs went into effect.
The purpose of the 25% tariffs, particularly those imposed on steel and aluminum imports, is to protect domestic industries and stimulate economic growth by making imported goods more expensive.
These tariffs aim to support domestic manufacturing, increase American competitiveness, and address perceived unfair trade practices.
However, many drivers have felt that the tariffs will increase the cost of cars and auto parts for consumers and dealership owners.
While some companies like General Motors have stated they will try to absorb some of the cost, market research firm Cox Automotive predicts that prices will likely increase.
Essentially, the tariffs are expected to significantly increase the cost of imported vehicles, potentially reducing demand and leading to price increases for consumers.
What items will be affected by the tariffs?
AMERICANS should prepare to see significant prices changes on everything from avocados to cars under President Donald Trump's new global tariffs.
Here is a list of some of the everyday products that could see a massive price tag surge.
Coffee Tea Bananas Foreign-made cars Sneakers Furniture and other home goods Pharmaceuticals Video games Clothing Toys Washers and dryers Avocados Housing materials“We argued, and it was like talking to a brick wall,” Bonsaver said.
“It’s just wrong. It doesn’t make any logical sense to have had to have paid that.”
The driver had no choice but to cough up the money to retrieve his SUV at the port.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Bonsaver would not have been exempt from paying the tariffs, despite the location where he purchased the vehicle.
“Goods imported from U.S. territories or “insular possessions,” which include Saipan, are subject to the duties imposed by the recent Executive Orders, unless exempt,” a spokesperson for the agency told AZ Family.
“Honestly, if I had known this was going to happen, I literally would have handed the keys to a friend of ours in Saipan and said, ‘Here, have a car,’” Bonsaver said.
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