Trump announces 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs with exception of China

Re:Trump announces 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs with... by tenwz1 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @01:50PM (#43635062)

If the U.S. suspends tariffs on other countries, China can engage in re-export trade, which would effectively equate to suspending tariffs on China. It's only a matter of time before this loophole is exposed.Trump has backed down.

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Re:Trump announces 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs with... by ty6853 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:12PM (#43635355)

That doesn't matter. The loophole is known, possibly even desirable, the point is to save face.

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Re:Trump announces 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs with... by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @01:52PM (#43635083)

This was also possible with the existing 10% baseline.

It'd probably be a good way to get the middleman country punished, if attempted in any significant volume.

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Re:Trump announces 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs with... by mytailorisrich on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @01:59PM (#43635189)

Apparently re-export of Chinese goods accounts for 10-15% of Vietnamese exports to the US. Let's see if that surges or if Vietnamese authorities are cautious (re-export was one of the justifications to "punish" Vietnam with high tariffs).

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