At the moment the $800 de minimis tariff exemption the US allows on imports is still in effect ( The $800 de minimis exemption for low-value imports from China was revoked on February 4, 2025, and subsequently reinstated on **February 7 because it allegedly immediately caused pile-up of packages at customs soon after it went into effect). Poor planning, basically. I’m guessing the government and/or private enterprise sooner or later put systems into place to process it, unless some kind of “deal” is reached in the meantime that might render it moot.
Details of what happens if/when its revoked
I asked Chatgpt what happens if it’s ended before I receive the shipment, and it explained how it gets resolved:
How U.S. Customs Handles Tariffs & Exemptions:
Customs Duties & Tariffs Are Assessed at Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determines the applicable tariff at the time of importation, meaning when the package arrives at a U.S. port of entry.
The date of purchase or shipment from the origin country does not determine duty exemption status—only when it physically enters U.S. customs.
If De Minimis is Removed Mid-Transit:
If a shipment is in transit but arrives after the exemption is revoked, it would be subject to the new tariffs.
If it arrived before the rule change but hasn’t been processed yet, it may still qualify under the old rule (depending on how CBP implements the change).
So, we are perhaps on the hook for some timing risk with respect to the tariffs implemented February 4, 2025 if the exemption is revoked. If that were to occur, then from what I’ve read the tariff would be 16.5% on a 3D printer imported from China. If someone knows or thinks differently, though, please post.
I hate to say it, but with essentially no solid reveal from Bambu, especially regarding price… one has to wonder whether it’s worth the risk of FAFO versus buying an acceptable in-stock printer now before the tariff-free window closes. I don’t know how to judge that, but if anyone thinks they have a really good framework on how to rationally evaluate the uncertainty, or some other insight, please do post it.
I pulled the trigger because every review Ive watched, the users are amazed with it. More than probably any printer since the a1. Plus, at $300, I’ll gift it if it gets boring
or perhaps use it to crank out and sell your 100MPH RC car. That was a really cool video you posted of it on some country back road speeding past like a bullet! Perfect time to land a military SBIR contract.
That would be sometime in June or July… By then I think I’ll definitely have bought my own gift already.
It was nice though knowing that you would have made me a P1S as gift, uncle Jessie… so nice of you…
Damn I was able to get that $10 code for throwing in my spam email address for the coupon, $320 to my door for that Carbon is hard to argue with, even if I dont need it right now
Answering my own question from above: since it will evidently be shipping from a US warehouse
I expect that means those of us in the US will be shielded from any tarriffs that might arise if the $800 de minimis tariff exemption gets revoked between now and delivery.
So… no matter what 3D printer you buy, and no matter what brand, look for that kind of domestic warehouse shipment and you should be golden.
The 1.0mm nozzle is interesting, however in Elegoo Slicer sources on github it only goes up to 0.8, the Orca Slicer pull from elegoo also goes up only to 0.8, the assembled kit available in store is up to 0.8 too… So the only place where 1.0mm nozzle is mentioned is the product page for the printer itself.
Doubt they will, delta printers are pretty impractical and take up too much space for the build volume. I have heard pretty bad things about the FLSUN printers. Also who wants a circular build plate?
We’re not there yet, but at some point getting meaningful speed/quality improvement out of a corexy will start to become cost prohibitive. What then? Most likely migrate to a Delta design. Why do I say that? Well, how about this as a sanity check: Prusa already had to think it through (at least from their perspective), and Prusa chose Delta for their $10k engineering-oriented 3D printer (reported earlier in this thread), and Prusa has also aligned itself with Trilab and its two higher-end Delta printers (one $2500 and the other $3000).
… so nice of you… 
