buying vinyl from abroad


I am trying to buy an album from Europe via ebay. It comes with a warning sign before checkout:

Due to US customs policies, the buyer of this item will need to pay import fees to the shipping carrier prior to delivery. 

Has anyone been through this, what is the process? Does customs sit on the merchandise for days, weeks? I know other countries tend to charge ridiculous amounts and hold the item hostage for months potentially.

parkergetdean

I just received stuff earlier this week, one delivered by USPS, it just showed up, no extra fee.  The other came UPS, same thing.  Last week same.  I think the recent Supreme Court ruling put the brakes on for extra tariffs.

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I have bought from Italy most recently. From what was shared with me at that time was that pre-recorded media was not “tariffable”

I didn’t pay any extra.

@parkergetdean sounds like you are looking to complicate things. First the amp now vinyl.

What’s wrong with finding a good copy of that album on Discogs. In my experience the rating on discogs from reputable sellers is more reliable than on eBay where the sellers are for the most part flea market and garage sale crowd that don’t specialize in vinyl records and grade things visually. Discogs resolves disputes effectively as well. Keep it simple. Unless this us some odd vinyl that’s only available overseas. 
As to tarriffs on physical media…

https://www.discogs.com/about/news/united-states-tariff-impact-music-media-2025/