The Impact of Tariffs on Japanese Tea - Our Experience
The impact of the well-publicized matcha shortage is in full effect. One compounding issue we have in the United States is the tariff imposed on all items from Japan. In an environment full of "noise" we wanted to share the facts about our own experience with the recent tariffs and their impact. Who pays for tariffs imposed on Japanese tea? We do. What is the process? 1. A supplier (e.g. Marukyu Koyamaen) creates an order and sends us an invoice. This invoice contains the cost of goods and shipping fees. 2. We pay the invoice and the supplier gives the package to the shipping provider. In this example, that provider is DHL. 3. DHL holds the order at...