Solarbotics is a small Canadian small-business, and the latest round of US tariffs and fees have made shipping to US destinations difficult to calculate correctly. We have made the hard decision to disabled all shipping to the United States though our website.

The recent 50% Section 338 tariff affects our kits and other locally made products, while the additional 10%-12.5% Section 301 Forced Labor tariff affects most everything else in our inventory.

Shipping via UPS has resulted in our customers receiving large clearing invoices resulting in some customers refusing their shipments. Resulting in Solarbotics receiving unexpected bills and lost product. However, when shipping via UPS we do not charge nor collect this tariff, as that is applied entirely by the US Government and has to be paid for by the customer.

We use a 3rd party shipper so we could ship DDP (Delivery Duties Paid) which worked well, but the new tariffs are not being correctly calculated and applied to website orders, resulting in wildly inaccurate shipping/clearing/tariff quotations.

If you are in the USA, and still would like to buy from us, please send us an email at: [email protected]. We would be happy to assist you calculating the most up-to-date shipping and DDP Costs via our 3rd party shipper.

The United States has historically been a healthy part of our international business, but until we have a solution to accommodate these tariff changes, US customers will have to contact us direction to place an order.

Thank you for your support over the years.
The Solarbotics Team