[ShiShiLeo]

Yeah there's not a lot of options. We're dealing with an extremely large number of goods worth significantly more than 22k. If I were to wait, the shipping cost could go up even more. Manufactured goods are not allowed to just sit at a warehouse or else incur storage fees and potential loss or damage. It also costs money to dispose of goods.

It's a unique situation and when I think about it, it really feels like capital extortion. We take for granted just how much the world economy relies on metal boxes carried on a boat.

22k basically eats into any expected profits for the whole year and I'll be operating at a loss for as long as I can. I feel really bad for all the other small business that are hit by this surcharge. Big companies will be able to swallow this charge and make up for it elsewhere.

If you all are able to, please support small and local business whenever you can.