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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by seydor on Thursday April 03, 2025 @02:11AM (#43565407)
for starters, countries will sell to the UK , which will resell to the US at the lowest tarriff rate. Great for the UK, but stupid.

I try to sympathize with trump's deglobalization agenda but it is probably exactly what it seems to be : a colossal stupidity.

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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by patrickmcnamara on Thursday April 03, 2025 @03:36AM (#43566143)
Just shipping goods through the UK does not make them UK-origin. They have to have a "substantial transformation".
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by seydor on Thursday April 03, 2025 @03:44AM (#43566217)
"Johnnie Walker Champagne"
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by louthy on Thursday April 03, 2025 @07:38AM (#43568162)
That’s good, but if you want the really good stuff: Rolls Royce Champagne
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by ddouglascarr on Thursday April 03, 2025 @04:50AM (#43566786)
Do you have a reference for this? If they’re requiring substantial transformation, how is this assessed and enforced?
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by patrickmcnamara on Thursday April 03, 2025 @07:54AM (#43568311)
It's pretty complicated and case-by-case, and I'm no expert.

https://www.trade.gov/rules-origin-substantial-transformatio...

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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by bitshiftfaced on Thursday April 03, 2025 @12:49PM (#43572364)
In that example, the UK would soon run a trade surplus, and presumably the US would increase their tariff.
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