Buyer beware  

That's the fault of your government - and why a lot of shippers are very cautious about delivering anything to the USA as so many clueless purchasers are refusing to pay causing unpaid returns and onerous paperwork - it's you who has to pay the tariffs.

Cheerio,

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I wonder if prices at https://printersolid.com are better for the people in US?

They were acquired by Prusa and assemble printers in USA.

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I just purchased two spools of PLA from Printed Solid. The total price with shipping was $62.20. The same two spools form Prusa, with shipping would be $75.56. But that doesn't include any Tariff charges. While buying the filament at Printed Solid I was shocked to see that they now have the Core One in stock for only $1299. If I didn't have bad luck I'd have no luck at all. 😩 😀 

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Posted by: @tim-10

I just purchased two spools of PLA from Printed Solid. The total price with shipping was $62.20. The same two spools form Prusa, with shipping would be $75.56. But that doesn't include any Tariff charges. While buying the filament at Printed Solid I was shocked to see that they now have the Core One in stock for only $1299. If I didn't have bad luck I'd have no luck at all. 😩 😀 

Prusa now includes the tariff charges in the price quote. The irony though of ordering from Prusa.. I get it 3-4 days faster (from Europe) than ordering domestically from PrintedSolid and occasionally it's still cheaper to order from Prusa. Also, depending on which state you are from you will get hit with sales tax. When I factor in the 12% taxes I'm paying for a domestic shipment, the 15% tariff charge + the cheaper and faster shipping can sometimes make direct from Prusa a better bargain. 

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Just the opposite for me.  My shipment sat in Customs clearance for 10 days because they said they didn't have the proper paperwork. I contacted Prusa since FedEx wouldn't talk to me. Eventually Prusa sent the necessary papers and the Core One was released for shipment. 

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Prusa actually is selling on Amazon again, you could get them there next day for slightly cheaper than with the tariff direct, sometimes.

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I’m planning on making as much of my purchases through Printed Solid to support Prusa’s localization program.  Regardless of the short term issues, I think it will result in better overall service once the kinks are worked out.

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If it makes you guys in the US feel any better -- in Europe we pay on the order of 20% VAT on all purchases, whether domestic or coming from another EU country. (The exact rate varies by country, ranging from 17 to 27% or so.)

At least VAT must already be included in the sticker price when selling to consumers, so it does not come as a nasty surprise. But e.g. for Prusa, their net prices are on par for the US and EU markets -- so in the end, it's probably a wash whether you add US duties and higher shipping cost, or EU VAT and cheaper continental shipping.

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I lived in Rome, Lyons, Athens and Paris over my career. I'm very familiar with the VAT. Since I wasn't required to pay the Vat when I ordered items from Europe while living in the states, sometimes those items were cheaper than locally sourced ones. Not anymore.

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I'm in the US. I just went through the process of ordering a Core One from Prusa (Up to the point of actually paying for it). Nowhere did I see a charge for the tariff.

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Posted by: @tim-10

I just purchased two spools of PLA from Printed Solid. The total price with shipping was $62.20. The same two spools form Prusa, with shipping would be $75.56. But that doesn't include any Tariff charges. While buying the filament at Printed Solid I was shocked to see that they now have the Core One in stock for only $1299. If I didn't have bad luck I'd have no luck at all. 😩 😀 

Prusa now includes the tariff charges in the price quote. The irony though of ordering from Prusa.. I get it 3-4 days faster (from Europe) than ordering domestically from PrintedSolid and occasionally it's still cheaper to order from Prusa. Also, depending on which state you are from you will get hit with sales tax. When I factor in the 12% taxes I'm paying for a domestic shipment, the 15% tariff charge + the cheaper and faster shipping can sometimes make direct from Prusa a better bargain. 

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Check the order summary on their site now for "Duties and Taxes".  That's what's on mine from the other day.

Posted by: @tim-10

I'm in the US. I just went through the process of ordering a Core One from Prusa (Up to the point of actually paying for it). Nowhere did I see a charge for the tariff.