On July 30th, US president Donald Trump announced the end of the global De Minimis exemption. Starting from August 29th, low-value parcel will now be subject to duties and tariffs.

This will have an immediate effect on US customers. Since n3rdware products are made in the EU, tariffs will now be applied to your purchase. You will be charged a 15% tariff rate during checkout. Your order will be delivered using the 'Delivered Duty Paid' (DDP) Incoterm, meaning that you will not have to pay the courier any duties or fees.

These charges are remitted to the US government by n3rdware. There will be no surprises and your order will be delivered hassle-free like it was before.

Additionally, I have decided to drop the price of FedEx shipping from EUR 35 to EUR 30 to offset part of this cost. This means that, in the end, the cost of purchasing a n3rdware product is very similar to what it was before, like you can see in the simulation below.

Tariff simulation

Before tariffs

  • Single slot cooler: USD 100
  • FedEx shipping: USD 42
  • Total: USD 142

After tariffs

  • Single slot cooler: USD 100
  • FedEx shipping: USD 35
  • Tariffs (15%): USD 15
  • Total: USD 150

Note that this is en estimate of costs and the final cost may be different depending on the ordered products, current tariff situation, etc. This simulation uses an average exchange rate between EUR and USD at the moment of writing (September 2025).

Frequently asked tariff questions

US president Donald Trump announced the end of the global De Minimis exemption. Starting from August 29th, low-value parcel will now be subject to duties and tariffs implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

No, tariffs are set by the US government and n3rdware has no control over the rates and amounts charged. I have already taken part of the increased cost upon me by decreasing the shipping rates, there are no winners in this situation.

Tariffs were always there, but there was an exemption for parcels valued under USD 800, called 'De Minimis'. This exemption was scheduled to be phased out in 2027, but then suddenly ended unexpectedly soon on July 30 by US president Donald Trump.

Furthermore, tariff rates have been drastically increased throughout 2025 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.