Woman is hit with shocking $1,200 tariff bill after ordering clothes online

By OLIVIA SALAMONE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 15:09 BST, 9 June 2025 | Updated: 16:03 BST, 9 June 2025

A woman was left reeling after she received a $1,243 tariff bill from FedEx over an ASOS order, even though she returned the majority of the items.

Amanda Ivanelli, a family vlogger from Florida, shared her shock upon receiving the invoice in a now-viral TikTok video.

She explained that she had only kept one or two dresses totaling around $150. 

Amanda said she was unaware of any additional charges until the hefty bill arrived in the mail.

‘I got my mail today, and I got this,’ she said, holding up a FedEx envelope. 

‘And I open it, and I’m like, “It’s an invoice for $1,243.”‘

The unexpected bill listed her entire ASOS order, leading Ivanelli to speculate that the charge was due to tariffs. 

‘I would have never ordered from ASOS or anywhere that I know I would be charged for – I’m assuming – the tariffs,’ the shocked shopper continued.

Amanda Ivanelli was left reeling after she received a $1,243 tariff bill from FedEx over an ASOS order, even though she returned the majority of the items 

Amanda said she was unaware of any additional charges until the hefty invoice arrived in the mail (stock image) 

‘Isn’t that something that should have been shown at checkout?’

Amanda lamented: ‘I had no idea when I checked out, I had no idea. 

‘Don’t know how I got stuck with a $1,200 bill, which is actually more than my order.’

And Amanda isn’t the only creator having issues with Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Another TikTok user named Jessica Clark recently found herself in a similar situation after she purchased a dress from the London-based company Odd Muse.

‘I ordered this beautiful dress because I’m a 2026 bride,’ she explained in a since-deleted video, per Newsweek.

‘I checked out, it was $225 dollars so it was already kind of a splurge.

‘This morning I woke up seeing that my package has arrived in the United States and that I owe a tariff bill of $325.’

The unexpected bill listed her entire ASOS order, leading Ivanelli to speculate that the charge was due to tariffs (stock image) 

She added in a follow-up video: ‘I’m amazed by how many people think this is not even real – it is.

‘I don’t blame the company, I think they’re trying to figure it out as we go.’

The president used a 1977 federal economic emergency law to justify a range of levies – from duties on Canada, Mexico, and China imposed over fentanyl smuggling to the reciprocal tariffs levied in early April on virtually every U.S. trading partner. 

Trump later paused the reciprocal tariffs for 90 days to allow for negotiations.

His global tariffs were declared illegal and blocked by a federal court in May in a massive blow to his administration.

The Trump administration is expected to appeal and the legal battle is likely to end up in the Supreme Court.

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Woman is hit with shocking $1,200 tariff bill after ordering clothes online

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