I take advantage of Global Shipping to Canada, P\P CA$8.50. Never been charged duty yet!

 

How about I ship them to YOU in CAN, then you ship them to ME

 

I take advantage of Global Shipping to Canada, P\P CA$8.50. Never been charged duty yet!

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Have you checked recently? To the US, the low cost shipping options have disappeared. DHL and UPS are the only options.

 

Yeah just checked today for an order and that is the rate posted for Global Shipping, just takes a few more
days !

 

I have used the Global shipping option in the past unless I was truly in a hurry – it worked well.

 

Ordered from Tayda today. (Bangkok, Thailand)
$28 merchandise
$12 shipping
No mention of tariffs.

 

Total price, double for nearly the same type of board.


They are working on it now.

 

So the first board shown above is current,cand the 3rd is from February? Shipped via the same method?

It was my recollection that shipping had gone up, but double? Wow. And OUCH. Still beats anything you can do domestically by a long shot.

Since JLC is paying the tariff (charging YOU of course), do you think that avoids the threatened "minimum tariff" of a hundred or two hundred bucks? Let's hope so!

 

As I understand it, the shipping is also subject the tariff.

Google answer:

Yes, shipping charges from China are subject to tariffs in the US, particularly after the end of the de minimis exemption on low-value packages. Effective May 2, 2025, all shipments from China and Hong Kong, regardless of size or value, are subject to tariffs. This includes goods valued below $800, which were previously exempt.

 

As I understand it, the shipping is also subject the tariff.

Google answer:

These new costs will definitely change the way I “play” with electronics.
Previously, if I found a circuit that I found interesting, but only came as SMT device, I would design my own evaluation board, with plenty of prototyping area. At around $4 including the shipping, this was a good option.

After I had played and probed and thoroughly understood the concept, I could use the remaining boards for an actual project. The prototyping area would be used for ancillary circuits.

Even with real projects, if I wasn’t satisfied with the actual performance or functionality, or I had made a mistake, I could always make a rev2 and upgrade the project.
No big deal, one would only throw away a few dollars.

Those days are gone.

 

OSH PARK is a good domestic alternative for SMALL boards – $5 per square inch for 3 boards.

 

These new costs will definitely change the way I “play” with electronics.
Previously, if I found a circuit that I found interesting, but only came as SMT device, I would design my own evaluation board, with plenty of prototyping area. At around $4 including the shipping, this was a good option.

After I had played and probed and thoroughly understood the concept, I could use the remaining boards for an actual project. The prototyping area would be used for ancillary circuits.

Even with real projects, if I wasn’t satisfied with the actual performance or functionality, or I had made a mistake, I could always make a rev2 and upgrade the project.
No big deal, one would only throw away a few dollars.

Those days are gone.

Maybe that's a good thing in the long run as I also was getting lax at making sure it was close to perfect before ordering a "fast fashion" board from China.

 

OSH PARK is a good domestic alternative for SMALL boards – $5 per square inch for 3 boards.

I learned how to make PCBs via Osh Park, on small boards. But they get expensive real quick at $5/in2.

 

$58 for 3 50x59mm vs 50 for 5 at JLC.

 

My JLC order is here.


First chip on the board.

 

My JLC order is here.
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First chip on the board.

Did you reflow the solder joints?

 

Did you reflow the solder joints?

Those are all hand soldered with a UtraFine tip and fine 0.015 solder. I sometimes do a heat gun remelt to realigned the parts and to relieve stress from the hand soldering. I use magnification with many lead controller chips. I look at the screen on my left side and move my hands while viewing the screen to do each solder joint without looking directly at the PCB. It's a learned skill, like touch typing without looking at the keys.

 

Crap, I ordered from JLC like hours before I read the news that tariffs are reduced to 10% on May 14. Ug.

 

Crap, I ordered from JLC like hours before I read the news that tariffs are reduced to 10% on May 14. Ug.

Tariffs are applied when the product lands in the country. If you pre-paid, JLC should refund the excess.

 

May I ask have you considered other suppliers?