Submitted 15 hours ago by TactMerc@retrofed.com to [deleted]
It’s like lets say this individual lives in a state with no sales tax like Delaware (US) purchasing stuff from a seller living in Fukuoka (Japan), the value of this item is ¥30,000 ($189.50) while the same being sold in America is jacked up in price at around $349.99 MSRP retail. The reason why they bought it from abroad is simple: its cheaper at face value, with a catch though: de minimis has been rescinded in the US.
Both the Federal government and State government can tax you.
…and the county and the city.
… and your family.
Because the state and federal governments both have the ability to levy taxes and the import tarrif is a federal one. Also, even buying retail in Delaware, that item has already been subject to an import tarrif, and the state just declines to charge a sales tax on top of that.
Because the house always wins.
States don’t control federal taxation.
Well, tariffs and other such import fees aren’t a tax on the sale of an item. They’re a tax on shipping a package in from overseas. Not actually the same thing.
Same reason people who live in states without an income tax still have to pay the IRS.
Different taxing entities all want their money.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Because those are two unrelated taxes.