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How would you handle importing raw copper, vs a spool of 0000 gauge copper wire?
by jibe 1y ago
How would you handle importing raw copper, vs a spool of 0000 gauge copper wire?
- wpm 1y agoDifferently? One has been processed, presuably for a value-add.
- GordonS 1y agoOne is "raw material", the other is "finished goods". This kind of distinction is pretty standard across the world.
- jibe 1y agoYes, that was my point. If you only tariff raw copper (which is what the parent thought), you could avoid the tariff by importing lightly process copper (e.g. a spool of 0000 wire instead of bar of copper).
- GordonS 1y agoYet another tarrif level is often set on "semi-finished goods" too. It does seem like these tariffs haven't really been thought through though, so I wouldn't be surprised if "hacks" existed.
- quickthrowman 1y agoRaw copper isn’t tariffed, #4/0 bare copper wire would be tariffed since it’s a finished product.
- jibe 1y agoYes, I was commenting on the parent poster's suggestion that only raw copper might be tariffed. If only raw copper was tariffed, you could bypass it by importing very lightly process copper, like thick wire.