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Just a real quick question for Americans - no angst or fighting.

When a product from overseas - let’s use China as an example - has a tariff on it, you know it’s the American public who pays the higher expense to cover the tariffs, not the exporter right?

I’m just asking because a Texan friend of mine thought tariffs on Chinese products was paid by the Chinese government. But it’s not. It’s the American consume who pays the higher cost.

I know it’s obvious but I just thought if check everyone understood the tariff costs the consumer, not the exporter.
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justbob · 61-69, M
The point of tariffs like Trump's is that the imported product will be more expensive than similar products made elsewhere so fewer will be sold and the foreign manufacturer will make less money and pay less tax to the foreign government.

Trump knows this
Xi knows this

And it provides a motive to negotiate over various issues.
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@justbob just like sanctions in Russia most products became exact knock offs after the war. Theres a lot of people in russia who video current products in stores and explain which ones are identical and which ones are slightly different or completely off