The 'Trump Tariffs' change and how that affects orders from me, to the USA

I know full well there are much larger fish in the sea than little ol' Home of Tone, but nonetheless, I have worked hard over the past few years at providing a quality product to my growing US customer base, and ultimately, the Trump Tariffs affect that in some way.

Summary

The changes are focussed on the USA and Tariffs. From the 29th August 2025, the USA's ‘de minimis’ duties threshold of  US$800 was removed, and from that point onward, ALL goods entering the USA, regardless of their value, are subject to tariffs. 

Shipping options and what this entails

I have exclusively, unless a specific scenario required something different, shipped to my USA based customers using Royal Mail International Tracked postal services, which transfer over to USPS once in the USA. With this service, the tariffs need to be paid up-front, and those are then passed onto the postal services for customs to process.

The main change to be able to continue using this service, is that I will need to accurately calculate and take payment for your import Tariffs at the time of purchase via my invoice/checkout process.

Due to the wide variety of items I stock and sell, from a variety of brands across the world, these will need to be handled differently. Shopify (who I use for my website) only allow customisations and additional apps added onto the checkout process on 'PLUS' Shopify accounts, a service that costs $2300 per month! Yup, for a one man, small business like mine that's simply not viable right now. So I have a simpler solution which I have been using since these Tariff changes, and it has been working great for processing orders to the USA.

Conclusion

Orders to the USA currently need to be handled manually. Not through the website's checkout. Granted, it's not as convenient as a few clicks on the website as you'll need to contact me first, but for the most part it's hassle free.

- To begin, you'll need contact me via email directly (james@homeoftone.co.uk), detailing which item(s) you are hoping to place an order for and your address information. 
I will then obtain a quote for you for the item(s), shipping and the correct tariff charge.

- If you are then happy with the quote, I will set up a manual order and email you the checkout link to process the payment and submit the order. 

James