Any eBay reps are unwilling to shed any light on this - physical music formats are exempt from tariffs but I'd like to know if any sellers shipping to the US using the Global Shipping Programme have had tariffs applied or not to the total for the buyer to pay?
Just to be clear, physical media aren't exempt from tariffs, 'informational materials' are. Whether Customs and couriers will handle these correctly is a very good question! Or are they too disorganized or over-zealous in practice?
US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) have confirmed that physical music formats are exempt from tariffs because they are classified as “information materials”. Sellers posting CDs/vinyl to the US via Royal Mail (bypassing the GSP) with no tariffs being applied via Click & Drop owing to the exemption have confirmed that the items are being received by buyers.
