Change of Customs Duty Payment Method for Shipments to the United States to DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) For Customers the United States. Thank you very much for your loyalty.  We are pleased to inform you that our store has updated its logistics system and will be changing the shipping method regarding customs duties and other taxes. Under the new logistics system, the shipping method will be changed to DDP (Delivered Duty Paid). Effective Date Orders placed on or after November 4 (Japan Standard Time) For orders placed on or after November 4, customs duties and other taxes will be displayed on the checkout page. Accordingly, no additional costs will be incurred after your order is completed. What is DDP? DDP stands for Delivered Duty Paid, which means that we, the seller, will bear all costs and risks associated with delivering the item to the destination specified by the customer, including import duties and taxes. The customs duties will be shown in this section on the checkout page. Please note that the U.S. government imposes an additional 50% tariff on aluminum products. Since fishing reels contain aluminum components, the customs duties on these items are higher than those on other products. We kindly ask for your understanding regarding this matter. For Customers Outside the United States. We are truly grateful for your unwavering support. We sincerely apologize for the continued inconvenience; however, shipments to destinations outside the United States will remain under the DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid) method, meaning that customs duties and VAT/GST are to be paid by the purchaser. That said, we are currently preparing to introduce the DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)system for destinations other than the United States as well. We expect the system to be ready between January and February 2026. Once the system preparation is complete, we plan to begin offering DDP shipping for all destination countries. For more details, please refer to our [Customs Duties] or [FAQ] pages. Customs Duties FAQ If you have any questions or concerns regarding customs duties, please feel free to contact us at any time. Contact us We sincerely thank you for your continued support of our store and express our deepest appreciation to all of our valued customers. We hope to continue serving you with the same dedication in the days to come. ASIAN PORTAL FISHING   Unsubscribe © 2025 ASIAN PORTAL FISHING

The problem is, I don’t think they can make the guarantee about not be charged anything extra after the order. The shippers have been charging “brokerage fees” before and sometimes after delivery. Asian Portal Fishing has no control over what they do.

 

Digitaka said similar. Has anyone ordered from them and then been charged additional fees?

Gosh - I gotta read the entire post. I looked and thought you paid )21 shipping for one package of do live beavers. I have that color and would’ve gladly sent them your way…then I saw the reel, and felt better about you…

Thanks @Smirak I appreciate the sentiment but the email I posted is just an example order that AP sent me. I only posted it because a lot of folks are still confused on the additional tax being applied. @woolleyfooley as far as additional tax from shippers, I’ve read that information also, but several people are getting their orders with no additional tax. AP does suggest that an aluminum tax might be applied. 

$37 tariff on $67 reel?  That's freakun 55%!

1 hour ago, F14A-B said:

Thanks @Smirak I appreciate the sentiment but the email I posted is just an example order that AP sent me. I only posted it because a lot of folks are still confused on the additional tax being applied. @woolleyfooley as far as additional tax from shippers, I’ve read that information also, but several people are getting their orders with no additional tax. AP does suggest that an aluminum tax might be applied. 

That’s good to hear. I know digitaka had a similar policy but I have no idea if anyone was charged extra by the shipping company. Hopefully some members will chime in.

 

Oh and about the aluminum/steel tariffs, as far as reels are concerned, they aren’t subject to any additional tariffs like steel/aluminum. Fishing equipment is its own category on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule so it’s only subject to the base tariffs. 

45 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

$37 tariff on $67 reel?  That's freakun 55%!

Woah. Didn’t notice that. That seems odd. Is that reel made in China? That’s the only thing I can think of. I forget what China’s rate was but I think it was around 55%. It just got lowered 10% to 45% the other day fortunately. 

@woolleyfooley appreciate the “metals” information, and fishing equipment having its own category. 
 

The tariff rollout was helter skelter. It seems to be stabilizing now. (Easier to pay more 😁)

Thanks for the info.

I just watched a YouTube video by Bassniper (Eng) titled -

  

Buying Tackle from Japan 2025: Every trap you need to avoid ! (And how to maximize saving $$$)

 

It has some good info. - he shows an example of a mistake he made in ordering, how the process currently works, maximizing the Yen/US Dollar exchange rate, ect.... - I found it a well worth while watch

This is what I sent FedEx to make sure I wasn’t charged a tariff based on an aluminum import but rather (correctly) an assembled fishing reel (15% from Japan):

 

 

“Description of good:

One (1) Daiwa Zillion 21 baitcasting fishing reel. Hand-operated, non-motorized sporting goods item made of aluminum alloy with stainless steel/brass internal components. Intended for recreational fishing use. HS Code 9507.30.4000.”

 

@Husker_07 let us know what happens in your situation please..

I'm flying my ass there in a few weeks.  

 

I wrote down a shopping list.  hah..

9 hours ago, F14A-B said:

@Husker_07 let us know what happens in your situation please..

FedEx cleared it through customs and billed me the 15% tariff (not 55%). I ordered from JLS which didn’t add any duty at checkout. So if APF is quoting 55% on an aluminum reel at checkout they’re misinformed.

A little insight.....

 

On 11/1/2025 at 2:32 PM, woolleyfooley said:

The problem is, I don’t think they can make the guarantee about not be charged anything extra after the order. The shippers have been charging “brokerage fees” before and sometimes after delivery. Asian Portal Fishing has no control over what they do.

 

Digitaka said similar. Has anyone ordered from them and then been charged additional fees?

 

I ordered from Digitaka and was charged no additional fees.

11 hours ago, Big Hands said:

 

I ordered from Digitaka and was charged no additional fees.

Same here. Bought a couple reels around a month or so, no problems at all. Came in the same timeframe as before the tariffs as well. Just ordered another reel a couple days ago, so we'll see with this one. I'm sure there can still be random hiccups no matter who it's through, so hopefully I don't run into them...

Digitaka.com has been charging additional fees for a bit for tariffs. Here is an example reel with an additional $35.51 added to the total. 

 

 

This is still better than the new US price. 

15 hours ago, Big Hands said:

 

I ordered from Digitaka and was charged no additional fees.

 

So nothing separate from the shipping company?

 

 

 

 

JLS is my go to as I'm a SUCKER for the free lure.

 

Anyone order from them post tariffs?

18 hours ago, Big Hands said:

 

I ordered from Digitaka and was charged no additional fees.

Awesome! Glad to hear it’s working out. Thanks for letting us know!

10 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

So nothing separate from the shipping company?

 

Correct.

Payments to the United States to DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)

[Correction and Resending]

We would like to inform you that there was an error in the newsletter we sent a few days ago. We are resending the corrected version below.
In our previous newsletter, we stated that “an additional 50% tariff applies to reels containing aluminum.” However, after further investigation, we have confirmed that the tariff rate actually varies depending on the aluminum content of the reel.
Since most reels contain less than 20% aluminum, the applicable tariff rate is between 15% to 30%.

We sincerely apologize for the confusion this may have caused our customers.

 

8 hours ago, F14A-B said:

Payments to the United States to DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)

[Correction and Resending]

We would like to inform you that there was an error in the newsletter we sent a few days ago. We are resending the corrected version below.
In our previous newsletter, we stated that “an additional 50% tariff applies to reels containing aluminum.” However, after further investigation, we have confirmed that the tariff rate actually varies depending on the aluminum content of the reel.
Since most reels contain less than 20% aluminum, the applicable tariff rate is between 15% to 30%.

We sincerely apologize for the confusion this may have caused our customers.

 

I can't imagine being a business trying to navigate this mess. 

16 hours ago, F14A-B said:

Payments to the United States to DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)

[Correction and Resending]

We would like to inform you that there was an error in the newsletter we sent a few days ago. We are resending the corrected version below.
In our previous newsletter, we stated that “an additional 50% tariff applies to reels containing aluminum.” However, after further investigation, we have confirmed that the tariff rate actually varies depending on the aluminum content of the reel.
Since most reels contain less than 20% aluminum, the applicable tariff rate is between 15% to 30%.

We sincerely apologize for the confusion this may have caused our customers.

 

Generally speaking, if an item is wholly described in the HTS documentation, meaning it has a code (as fishing reels do) you don’t also have to pay raw material duties on top of the HTS item code duties.

 

So reels shouldn't be subject to any raw materials tariffs. But as has been said before, this whole mess is very hard to navigate, so no guarantees.