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It does nothing with "hostile". For China, yes, but for most other countries tariff is simply ($USA-import - $USA-export)/$USA-import. That simply, numbers are
by blacklion 2y ago
It does nothing with "hostile". For China, yes, but for most other countries tariff is simply ($USA-import - $USA-export)/$USA-import. That simply, numbers are check for many many countries. I'm sure, USA imports a lot of tea from Sri Lanka and some fruits and wood/furniture.
(Freshly made Sri Lankian tea is the best, IMHO! I mean, proper tea, not all these grasses, berries and synthetic aromas which are named "tea" in modern western world).
- JKCalhoun 2y agoI would have assumed it was Sri Lankan textiles that were a major cause of the tariffs.
- mycatisblack 2y agoAny recommendations for tea brands/products?
- blacklion 2y agoUnfortunately, no, as I've changed country of living year ago and still can not find way to good tea in new place. Also, I'm not sure, that recommendations from Europe is actual for you even if I have one. But really best "black" tea of my life (and I spent most of my life in country with strong tea culture, where loose tea and teapots are still very popular, and not, it is not UK!) was bough at random tea factory in the middle of nowhere in Sri Lanka, packed in simple 1kg vacuum bags. No brand, no name, only date of picking (two days ago) and packing (today at the day of bought) :-)
- griffzhowl 2y agoAhmad Ceylon Tea is a good strong black tea. They mainly trade in Middle Eastern markets I think so check Arab/Indian grocery shops
- hliyan 2y agoAs a local, the brand called Dilmah is just a regular supermarket brand for us, but I hear it's quite popular in places like Australia and New Zealand.
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- semi-extrinsic 2y agoWhat you are describing is fairly easy to get, at least in Europe, e.g. from https://www.whittard.com/tea/tea-type/green-tea/dragon-well-loose-tea-MSTR334425.html https://www.whittard.com/tea/tea-type/green-tea/dragon-well-... They also have some of GPs favorite: https://www.whittard.com/all/ceylon-orange-pekoe-loose-tea-pouch-100g-339259.html https://www.whittard.com/all/ceylon-orange-pekoe-loose-tea-p...
- tw1984 2y agocome on, $26 per 50g. it is like someone trying to sell you the full ownership of OpenAI for $1 billion USD in H1 2025.
- semi-extrinsic 2y agoYeah, they are the poshest tea shop in London, of course they're expensive. If you know of a more affordable place with shipping and high quality, I'm all ears.
- blacklion 2y agoIt is THE problem for me: tea become "posh" in Europe. You have tea dust from Lipton in bags on one end of the spectrum, posh tea which costs about 100x to its origin (26€/$ per 50g! 520€ for a kilo! It is insane, it is lifestyle price, not food/grocery price!) on the other end of the spectrum and nothing in-between. Ok, Germany or Netherlands never were known for tea tradition, but UK was THE Tea country. UK created Assam, Darjeeling, Ceylon teas in the first place! How did this happen?
- anonzzzies 2y agoI prefer tea from Hangzhou as well vs Sri Lankan tea. I get it currently shipped via HK as it is very hard to find good tea otherwise.
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