FaZe Lacy got a rude awakening when his imported car exhaust triggered a massive 57% tariff at the US border. The streamer shared his shock during a recent livestream, revealing the hefty additional fee—reportedly around $3,000—that was tacked onto his already expensive automotive purchase.
“I don’t even know what a fucking tariff is,” Lacy admitted during his broadcast, attempting to calculate the unexpected cost while viewers watched.
The tariff that blindsided Lacy was put in place during former President Donald Trump’s time in office, mainly going after goods brought in from China and other Asian countries. These trade rules, put in place in 2018 and 2019, bumped up import taxes on car parts to anywhere between 25% and 57%, making things a lot pricier for Americans shopping for parts from overseas.
Ironically, Lacy mentioned during the stream that he had supported Trump in the 2024 presidential election, thinking Trump’s policies would help him out financially. But his confusion over how tariffs really work showed he’s not alone—lots of Americans don’t realize that US shoppers are mostly the ones paying the price, not the foreign companies shipping this stuff in.
After the sticker shock, Lacy turned to ChatGPT and online articles to figure out what tariffs actually are and how they can jack up prices.
