Europe to USA shipping: Delays and duty?

[Jeff_Birt]

(12-04-2023 02:21 PM)polbit Wrote:  While I always believed the $2,500 to be correct, I have now been proven wrong twice - I had to pay duties of 3% for purchases over $800 from two separate EU businesses within past 3 years.

Did the items originate in China? that seems to be what triggers the lower limit.