Berets, Saris & Stationery Panic: US Tariffs Throw Global Tantrum
Meet Daan Kolthoff of South Pacific Berets, who’s got a warehouse in New Zealand stuffed with unsellable caps worth under $100, all because the US is axing its $800 duty-free packages from August 23, 2025. His $100K/year one-man operation just refunded $2,000 in orders with zero clarity if this postal nightmare lasts days or months. Meanwhile, Japan's Neko Neko Post’s cat-themed stationery business—85% US fans—frenzied with hundreds of orders in 10 days trying to beat the cutoff. Across India, Kalaneca’s sari sales shot from “handfuls” to 50 daily, thanks to desperate US customers. Private couriers like FedEx still ship but at laughable costs rivaling product value. Postal carriers from 25 countries paused US-bound shipments citing paperwork chaos. Experts suggest consolidation and local fulfillment... as if small biz owners weren’t already juggling flaming batons.
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US postal chaos turns global entrepreneurs into shipment Houdinis and refund ninjas while freight companies ghost small biz. Beret bonanza meets sari surge as tariff blindness delivers unexpected plot twists no one can understand or escape.
Small biz owners went from 'Here’s your parcel!' to 'Guess who’s canceling more orders than Amazon?' as the global postal system collectively shrugged at America’s new tariff soap opera.
When your beret supply chain turns into a Bermuda Triangle, you know the $800 duty-free sunset brought a surprise party no one RSVPed for - except customs and confusion.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/29/2025 | Author: Huileng Tan
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