USA Shipping and Tariffs???

thesilverpittie

New member
Have you had any experience in shipping items to USA or do you know what the process or tariff rate is? Will my order come from the EU or China? I am looking to order the Core RX 9070 XT TUF + Prime with backplate Item #14779.

Thank you
 

Eddy

Iceman
Staff member
We ship exclusively from Germany. DHL currently handles customs clearance much better and at a significantly lower cost than UPS — why that is, we honestly don’t know.

In general, customs duties are determined by the destination country and are completely outside of our control. Anyone ordering from outside the EU should always expect to pay import duties, regardless of the country the shipment is coming from.
 

thesilverpittie

New member
We ship exclusively from Germany. DHL currently handles customs clearance much better and at a significantly lower cost than UPS — why that is, we honestly don’t know.

In general, customs duties are determined by the destination country and are completely outside of our control. Anyone ordering from outside the EU should always expect to pay import duties, regardless of the country the shipment is coming from.
Thank you I understand. Just looking for some use cases that people have had from experience as well to see how things are going.
 

xbloodwolf

New member
We ship exclusively from Germany. DHL currently handles customs clearance much better and at a significantly lower cost than UPS — why that is, we honestly don’t know.

In general, customs duties are determined by the destination country and are completely outside of our control. Anyone ordering from outside the EU should always expect to pay import duties, regardless of the country the shipment is coming from.
It's been 3 almost 4 days since my order with no confirmation besides yes we took your money. No tracking number etc, so I have no idea what kind of time line im looking at. I purchased the premium expedited dhl shipping.
 

xbloodwolf

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Thank you for the reply. I usually get it from DHL and super quick too, because I live in Cincinnati and the DHL US main hub in at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky airport like 20 miles from me.
How long after you ordered did you receive it? I live in indiana about hour ish from Cincinnati
 

jandrews4u2

New member
We ship exclusively from Germany. DHL currently handles customs clearance much better and at a significantly lower cost than UPS — why that is, we honestly don’t know.

In general, customs duties are determined by the destination country and are completely outside of our control. Anyone ordering from outside the EU should always expect to pay import duties, regardless of the country the shipment is coming from.
The water block I want has a wait time of 11 weeks, do you charge immediately on order or when it ships?
 

BenJamie12

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Have you had any experience in shipping items to USA or do you know what the process or tariff rate is? Will my order come from the EU or China? I am looking to order the Core RX 9070 XT TUF + Prime with backplate Item #14779.

Thank you
I’ve shipped items to the USA before, and the process is usually straightforward, but the exact tariff or import duty depends on where the item is dispatched from and how it’s classified by U.S. Customs. For tech hardware like GPUs and motherboards, many shipments arrive duty-free, but taxes can still vary depending on the carrier and declared value. Whether your Core RX 9070 XT TUF + Prime with backplate (Item #14779) ships from the EU or China will depend on the seller’s warehouse location — most retailers note this at checkout or in the product details. If that isn’t listed, it’s worth contacting their support so you know what to expect in terms of delivery time and any potential customs fees.
 
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thesilverpittie

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I have already bought and received one of these through PerformancePCs (which still is from Alphacool basically as I'd imagine they are an authorized distributor) because when I went to purchase from Alphacool directly they were no longer even shipping or selling items to any US customers.

Thank you for all the replies.
 
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