The Toucan Cove imports products directly from both Japan, and on occasion, China.

On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump implemented broad and significant tariffs (import taxes) across nearly every region and major trading partner. The full list of tariffs can be found here. On Saturday, April 5, 2025, the baseline tariff rate of 10% went into effect. On August 7, 2025, the reciprocal tariff rate for Japan became 15%. 

The new tariff rate for goods imported from Japan will be 15%. Likewise, the de minimis rule for importing goods at a lower value is not longer in effect, meaning all shipments are impacted by these tariffs. It is not clear if this will ever be reverted or if the SCOTUS will overrule these reciprocal tariffs. In the meantime, we must pay them at port entry. As such, costs have risen, and products carried by The Toucan Cove will be impacted. 

What this means for you

This means that products that have not yet been imported, which includes all pre-order items and anything currently on the water outside a US port, will be subject to this import tax, paid for initially by The Toucan Cove, but then ultimately by the customer. To be clear, tariffs are not paid by the country of origin, but by the customer purchasing the item from the country. 

Effective April 3, 2025, all new orders for goods not yet imported will include a mandatory tariff surcharge. This surcharge is built into the item price and will not show differently on the order invoice. We do not want to do this, but unfortunately, we have no choice. 

If you have any questions about your order or the tariffs and how they impact pre-orders or our current inventory, please do not hesitate to reach out to The Toucan Cove via our contact page or by emailing us at toucan@thetoucancove.com.