A Boston grandmother’s shocking $802 tariff bill on a simple $30 Barbie doll shipped from Canada highlights a costly clerical error by FedEx — but more importantly, it serves as a stark cautionary tale for American consumers venturing into cross-border online shopping amid heightened U.S. import duties.
A Massachusetts resident received a $30 special-edition Barbie doll as a gift from a relative in Nova Scotia, Canada, only to be hit weeks later with an $802 invoice from FedEx for tariffs and fees. The massive charge stemmed from a paperwork mistake where the doll’s value was listed as nearly $3,000 CAD instead of … Read more