Has the cost of a new Caterham gone up 25% in the USA with Trumps tariffs on foreign parts?

[m2711c]

Just got this from RetroSpec Parts, another one of my 2CV parts suppliers... all sales to USA suspended until further notice.

 

"USA: Due to Trump's recent decision to abolish the tax exemption that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to enter the US duty-free, and the uncertainties and delays that this is causing, orders are currently suspended to the United States. We do not currently know when this will change or how much tax the US authorities will charge to recipients."

 

 

This is could have been a big setback in my timeline of the 2CV restoration seeing as the majority of the parts that I need to work on my 2CVs come from overseas. I'd be dead in the water without my canadian mailbox...

[PipeNslippers]

On 9/18/2025 at 7:52 AM, m2711c said:

Just got this from RetroSpec Parts, another one of my 2CV parts suppliers... all sales to USA suspended until further notice.

 

"USA: Due to Trump's recent decision to abolish the tax exemption that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to enter the US duty-free, and the uncertainties and delays that this is causing, orders are currently suspended to the United States. We do not currently know when this will change or how much tax the US authorities will charge to recipients."

 

 

This is could have been a big setback in my timeline of the 2CV restoration seeing as the majority of the parts that I need to work on my 2CVs come from overseas. I'd be dead in the water without my canadian mailbox...

That's a nice option to have....