Comment by Terr_

Yeah, the pervasiveness of those misleading phrases grinds my gears.

Ultimately, US government agents are threatening to seize goods from inside US territory and hold them until some US person/company pays them US dollars. It's tax on US people who bring something into the US.

Does it have some effect on the foreign seller? Sure. But it's not a tax on them... Not unless the US military paratroopers are descending to thumb through their wallet.