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Nations/Blocs
- China: Starting November 1st, China’s tariff rate will rise 100% “over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying.”
- This is China playing hardball with rare earth mineral exports.
- Later the President said ““
- China then said they’ll ““
- For context, the current average US tariffs on Chinese exports .
- India: Their tariff rate is still stuck at 50% (25% reciprocal + )
- Switzerland: , with their rate at 39%. That’s causing .
Shipping & Who’s Paying
- UPS may , citing the frequently changing rules/complexities of the regulations/paperwork mess.
- If they can’t get the paperwork sorted out, they’ll try to send it back on the shipper’s dime. If the shipper doesn’t respond (,) then destroying the parcel is compliant with US Customs Law.
- U.S. Consumers are paying . That’s an estimate/analysis by Goldman Sachs.
- Like charts? Give the Reuters piece “” a look.
Legal/Executive Orders/etc.
- to determine the legality of the wide-sweeping so called Reciprocal and Trafficking Tariffs, both implemented under the . – SCOTUSBlog
- Experts see an – Fortune
- Meanwhile, the Administration has started using other laws to implement new tariffs. For example, on foreign produced lumber, upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and bathroom vanities have been enacted using something called , .
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