Any thoughts on the 145% Chinese tariff on purchases?

[JG4700]

My frame ($700) arrived with no additional fees, purchased on Aliexpress and final delivery by UPS. Ordered in April and delivered in May.

[00Garza]

It seems a court ruling has blocked trumps tariff plan for the time being.

[Chiyou]

It seems a court ruling has blocked trumps tariff plan for the time being.

What warms my heart is that one of the plaintiffs in that case is a cycling equipment company (Terry Precision Cycling LLC) - yay sweat-wicking exercise apparel.
https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/25-66.pdf

[Ludo]

The administration has requested a stay…

[MrJag]

Tariffs back on. Anyone else suffering from whiplash?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-appeals-court-allows-tariffs-to-stay-in-effect-after-trade-court-rebuke-191201904.html

[GSoroos]

Seriously, I'm so confused. I also seen that after the stay, when the court upholds it's decision, all the tariffs collected will be refunded to companies and people who paid them (with interest). So why continue to collect them only to refund them with interest?

[Ludo]

the Supreme Court lean heavily on Republican side so who knows what their position will be

[Tijoe]

I plan to sit and watch things unfold.  I pre-purchased a lot of items before this worthless tariff Sh*t-show started.  Now I have my popcorn and will sit back and watch what happens, ride my bikes, enjoy the summer, and purchase as few consumer items, as possible, until everything settles down.   (Could be months, could be years.)

[Ludo]

Same here, working on next frame paint scheme and that’s about it.

[jonathanf2]

At this point the only thing I need from AliExpress are small replaceable components which haven't been heavily affected by tariff price increases. Though it sucks losing access or just priced out of some of the higher end stuff like frames/wheels/groupsets. At this point, I'll just enjoy riding with what I have!