You paid the tax.
You were just never shown the bill.
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First chapter of The Invisible Customs Officer
The next book goes inside the border system itself — where a product is classified, assigned an origin, and charged the duties that ride quietly into its price. Join the list and the opening chapter is yours, plus first word when it launches.
James R. Ferry II, CCS, CES, CIT
Twenty-five years inside the customs world most shoppers never see — where a product is classified, assigned an origin, and charged the duties that ride quietly into its final price. He writes to translate a deliberately opaque system into plain language for the people who ultimately pay for it. His work has been featured in The Journal of Commerce.
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