We talked to American retailers who do not sell on the e -commerce websites, which means that they have their own stores or are suppliers of Walmart, Target, etc. These companies are also crazy, because many of them have convoluted supply chains in China and cannot easily transfer production operations to other countries.
From what we have seen, retailers usually have inventory, which should last at least a few next few months in the USA. However, if the tariffs do not fall to an acceptable level, but the deficiencies will become much more noticeable, maybe in summer or early autumn, depending on how individual stores are prepared. For example, American details of Christmas decorations and toys are now really concerned, even though holidays are in seven months. Perhaps December is when some American consumers finally learn about the effects of these rules!
Would Trump be able to give Amazon an exception to tariffs and not other retail sellers? Could he do it without knowledge?
Even if Trump tried to save Amazon from his tariffs, it would be quite logistically tough. Marketplace Amazon has millions of third parties sellers, each of which runs their own companies, and are responsible for bringing goods to the USA and cleaning the customs process. But Trump could offer Amazon and other retailers, subsidies or other economic benefits to balance the impact of tariffs. This has not happened yet, but apparently there were discussions among Trump administration officials about potential granting American farmers Subsidies.
What percentage of sellers on Amazon imports goods from China?
It is tough to say how many Amazon sellers import things from China, but estimates suggest that more than 50 percent The best -selling independent Amazon buyers are based in China.
Is there really a sufficient number of custom agents to see if items imported from other countries actually come from China? If so, how do they do it?
Trump tariffs will definitely extend the American customs and borders’ protection capabilities (CBP) to check the packages and where the goods come from in them. The US postal service actually stopped taking packets from China about the day before this year, because they were so overwhelmed when Trump initially tried to end de minimis from day to day. His administration delayed the policy by several weeks, giving CBP more time to prepare.
How did the tariff situation affect the actual suppliers producing products?
The factories in China are heavily hit by tariffs, and some are considering dismissing employees. Everyone wants to rotate in other markets, such as Brazil, Russia and the European Union, but in fact consumers in these regions simply do not have as much income as Americans. The factories will be able to make up for part of their sales, but these alternative markets will now also be hyperconal.
The owners of compact businesses say they are wounded because of the tariffs, so who wins here?
To be forthright, we can think about very few events that win here, at least now. Even if you want to produce in the USA, you will almost certainly have to import machines and raw materials from China or another country – which means that you will have to pay these novel tariffs. Perhaps one winner is the environment. Higher prices will probably cause people to buy less, and this can be the moment when consumers begin to think about their consumer habits. But if this happens, this will also be bad news for the American economy.
What if Chinese goods are sold to third parties (such as Canada), and then reselling the US, will Trump come up with it?
It would be an example of avoiding tariffs and is illegal. Going through the intermediary country is known as “survival” and it happens from time to time, but if the manufacturer or retailer is caught, they may be subject to a rather steep fine.