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Originally Posted by
vitocorleone123
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Here comes the freight train for all the US musicians on the tracks. This is an example of how a $399 drum machine will cost $977 in the US.
https://sonicware.jp/pages/cydrums
Important Notice for USA Customers
Due to new U.S. customs regulations, a 145% duty will apply to China-made products, including this item. This $399 item will incur over $578 in additional import charges starting next month.
We recommend ordering within this month to avoid the new duties.
I'm thinking local used gear markets may come back a bit.
Also, there'll be a shift toward being ITB the longer this goes on and the worse the US/world economy gets. Especially for younger musicians.
I'm comfortable with the hardware I have and hope to have enough dollars in the future to replace something as needed. There's a couple things I want(ed) that may be priced out of range. TBD.
My dream is that the.... tariffs (so hard to stay neutral here)... will go away sooner rather than later and that prices won't have totally locked in at the new levels as tends to happen.