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Who’s going to buy the US-made components if the manufacturers that use those products have already moved to China because of the tariffs?
by mcphage 8y ago
Who’s going to buy the US-made components if the manufacturers that use those products have already moved to China because of the tariffs?
- yellowapple 8y agoProbably those same manufacturers, depending on whether the added labor premium is less than the cost of shipping finished goods across the Pacific.
- HeyLaughingBoy 8y agoAs a first-order approximation, transoceanic shipping is essentially free. A quick google gives me $5,000 to ship a container from China to a US port. Considering the volume that a 40' container can hold, yeah, that's pretty much free. Compare that to even cheap US labor rates and it's a no-brainer.