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A part costs what a part costs, and the consumer is always going to be the one who pay for that. If tariffs raise the price of the part, then the consumer pays
by leptons 9mo ago
A part costs what a part costs, and the consumer is always going to be the one who pay for that. If tariffs raise the price of the part, then the consumer pays more for the product the part is used in. The cost of the part goes up (because tariffs), the price of the product goes up too. It's really that simple.
No "importer" is going to eat the cost of the tariffs, and it is ridiculous that anyone would think that.
- ranger_danger 9mo ago> No "importer" is going to eat the cost of the tariffs, and it is ridiculous that anyone would think that. I know several who do exactly that.
- leptons 8mo agoI'm going to call bullshit on that. They likely had stock on-hand that they purchased before the tariffs. I have a hardware startup (parts imported from China, assembled on-shore), and I guarantee you that my customers are paying for every cent of the tariffs that make my product cost ~30% to 100% more (depending on the whims of an imbecile). No way am I paying it. I can't afford it. The parts cost what they cost, and there simply is no alternative part that can be purchased locally. If my customers can't swallow the extra cost, then I have less customers, which hurts my small business. If you were my customer, you would be paying for the tariffs.