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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I believe they're referring to products made in the USA that contain chips.

As in importing chips would be 100% but importing a product that contains chips would be 15%?

[-] artyom@piefed.social -1 points 1 week ago

The tariffs only apply to the imported products. That's how tariffs work. If you import components into a US product then you only pay the tariff on those components, not the entire product.

[-] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Pretty sure that's their point. Say a product costs $100 dollars with no tariffs. If you import the product from the EU with a 15% tariff, it's now $115 with tariffs (assuming no tariffs importing the chips into the EU). If you manufacture the product in the US, you need to pay 100% tariffs for all the chips. Obviously the impact depends on how much the chips cost relative to the entire product, but if the chips are half the cost ($50), then with a 100% tariff you're now paying $150 for the product manufactured in the US.

[-] artyom@piefed.social -1 points 1 week ago

If you manufacture the product in the US, you need to pay 100% tariffs for all the chips.

Incorrect. Once again, tariffs are only for imported products. That's how tariffs work.

[-] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm convinced you're a troll/bot. That is not in fact how tariffs work since the chips are not made in the US.

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