俄克拉何马城导游进口中国电动巴士 被征478%关税账单10.3万美元
俄克拉何马城市导游莎拉·霍顿从中国购买的两辆电动巴士因高额进口关税被滞留洛杉矶港，面临约10.3万美元的进口税单。霍顿两年前创办小型旅游公司Explore OKC，带领游客游览俄克拉何马城。她购买这两辆电动巴士是为了让行动不便的游客也能参加她的旅行团。霍顿原本按35%的进口关税做了预算，预计税费约为6500美元。但她随后得知，适用的反倾销与反补贴税合计高达478%，进口账单约为10.3万美元。两辆巴士目前滞留在洛杉矶港，霍顿正在筹款或想办法减少损失，港口仓储费很快还将以每天约500美元的速度累积。霍顿表示，她创办Explore OKC是出于对家乡的热爱，希望与游客分享俄克拉何马城，如今这两辆巴士关系到她能否为残障游客提供无障碍服务。她已在网上发起筹款，呼吁公众帮助把巴士接回家。事件也反映出当前高额关税对小企业进口商的冲击。
Oklahoma City Tour Guide Hit With $103,000 Bill as 478% Duties Strand Her Two Chinese Electric Buses at the Port of Los Angeles
Two electric buses that Oklahoma City tour guide Sarah Horton bought from China are stranded at the Port of Los Angeles under an import bill of about $103,000. Horton founded the small tour company Explore OKC two years ago to show visitors around Oklahoma City, and bought the buses so that tourists with limited mobility could also join her tours. She had budgeted for a 35 percent import tariff, expecting duties of about $6,500. Instead she learned that antidumping and countervailing duties totaling 478 percent applied, bringing the bill to roughly $103,000. The buses are still sitting at the port while Horton raises funds or looks for ways to cut her losses, and port storage fees will soon accumulate at about $500 a day. Horton said she started Explore OKC out of love for her hometown and a wish to share Oklahoma City with visitors, and that the buses are now the key to offering accessible service for disabled tourists. She has launched an online fundraiser appealing for help to bring the buses home. The episode also illustrates the impact of today’s high tariffs on small-business importers.
来源：News 9
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