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Comment on this article
John W James
January 23, 2018 at 10:25 pmE-commerce logistics: shopping and shipping .. very interesting article but where are import tariff requirements/rates included in commodity pricing. Most nations have a different tariff rate for each commodity and the party responsible for payment of the tariff is the buyer/consignee. In U.S.A. we have a national tariff and then each state with nation has a different sale tax.
Ale Pasetti
January 29, 2018 at 6:32 amHi JWJ,
Thanks, interesting point — that kind of information is not exactly easy to find in the 10k. Do you have thoughts/supporting material that could help me write another article?
You can reach me at [email protected].
Best,
Ale