Update February 2026: After the recent ruling of the Supreme Court, the tariff situation remains pretty uncertain. Currently, a 15% global rate has been introduced to replace the previous IEEPA tariffs. This means that the tariff charged during checkout will stay identical to what it was before.

On July 30, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the end of the global De Minimis exemption. As a result, starting August 29, low-value parcels shipped to the United States will be subject to duties and tariffs.

This change directly affects U.S. customers. Since n3rdware products are manufactured in the EU, a tariff will now apply to your purchase. A 15% tariff will be added at checkout.

Your order will be shipped under the Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Incoterm. This means all duties and fees are included upfront, and you will not be asked to pay anything to the courier upon delivery.

n3rdware remits these charges directly to the U.S. government. There will be no surprises, and your order will be delivered just as smoothly as before, though customs clearance may take slightly longer.

Unfortunately, postal shipping is still not available, as postal services do not support DDP delivery. To help offset this, I’ve reduced FedEx shipping from €35 to €30. As a result, the total cost of purchasing a n3rdware product remains very close to what it was before, as shown 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.

The Supreme Court ruled that the president does not have the authority to impose reciprocal tariffs under the IEEPA. These invalidated tariffs were replaced by a global 15% tariff rate under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 shortly after.

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.