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And if you build your tech in US, well, you are disadvantaged because you have to pay the tariffs on every component you import from China. So it’s actually an
by eastbound 2y ago
And if you build your tech in US, well, you are disadvantaged because you have to pay the tariffs on every component you import from China.
So it’s actually an incentive to build in China.
- ojbyrne 2y agoSo is your component in the list from a comment below - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43665766 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43665766 Then you don't pay the tariff.
- iAMkenough 2y agoAluminum isn’t a component, but you would pay a tariff on importing it to build with it.
- rvnx 2y agoThe other benefit of building in China is that you will get unrestricted access to Europe and other markets
- Gud 2y agoWhy is this downvoted? This is factual. Electronic imports, no/low tariffs. Import material to produce electronics, high imports.
- stubish 2y agoIt is incentive to somewhere you can get Chinese components without massive Chinese tariffs, can sell to the US without massive tariffs, and has cheap labour or tax incentives. Several countries will be sticking up their hand, if manufacturers take the gamble that the tariffs will remain for a long enough period.