Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 days agoTrump tariffs will make video game consoles up to 40% more expensivemetro.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlpolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareCheems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoYou’re still importing the base materials and have to pay tariffs on that. That’s not getting around anything. The end consumer still foots the bill.
minus-squarerbn@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoDepends on what the tariffs are about. If there’s a tariff on a specific category of finished consumer goods, an import of the materials/ parts in combination with a local assembly might indeed reduce or avoid the taxes you have to pay.
minus-squareCaptainvaqina@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days ago20% across the board, says the magat’s fuhrer.
You’re still importing the base materials and have to pay tariffs on that. That’s not getting around anything. The end consumer still foots the bill.
Depends on what the tariffs are about. If there’s a tariff on a specific category of finished consumer goods, an import of the materials/ parts in combination with a local assembly might indeed reduce or avoid the taxes you have to pay.
20% across the board, says the magat’s fuhrer.