US companies feel Chinese new Trump tariffs like a bench

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American companies prepare for additional 20 percent tariffs and more to Chinese goods for price discounts, queues and increase prices for US consumers.

Trump can apply additional money on 60 percent promise of duty and one or white house to import from China on April 2 “Reciprocal tariffs” Everywhere in the world.

How high is tariffs It can go, but the United States and Chinese companies are firing the supply chains to trust China and reconsider the supply chains.

“To get the cost of our vendors” was at the top of the list

Howie, in 2018, in 2018, 50 percent of inventory reduces Chinese goods from 50 percent to China, he said, he said. According to him, it will expand production in the United States and “price increase in our customers.”

The owner of the pottery warehouse is one of the few US retailers operating. Costco and Walmart already have Required Price Discount from Suppliersand the second and the Chinese authorities were taken to explain their thoughts.

The requirements for price intersections, along with the actions to change the movements in another place, emphasize how strong and comfort in the supply chains of Trump after Trump’s first trade war and Covid-19 pandemia.

US and Chinese companies said that the latest tariffs are accelerating a production diversification driver, which began in the first term of Trump.

“The tour of 2017 tariffs, undoubtedly, we created the actions, and we are in a different position.”

Home Depot General Ted Decker, many of the many suppliers have produced one in China in the last seven years. About the third is about two-thirds and three-thirds to Mexico and the United States.

Elegant Home-Tech, a Chinese manufacturer sent to the United States to the warehouses of the United States, including the warehouses of the warehouses, began to build a factory in Mexico after the first tariffs of Trump in 2023.

The $ 60 million factory will begin to start the shipping hall in the United States, and a manager of the company asked not to be called. The group hopes that the US Mexican trade will not be held at the intersection of tensions.

“Everything is uncertain,” said the manager. “It’s hard for manufacturers, importers and retailers.”

Elegant Home-Tech, with their customers, now in negotiations to share the extra tariff load that stands in 50 percent. This includes 25 percent of Trump’s first period and a normal 5 percent rate.

“Our profits are very small” Manager said. “It is impossible to pay all tariff expenses. We will most likely break the costs. We think the price will increase.”

Chinese pet-food manufacturer Petpal animal nutrition technology, investors’ can now be able to fully accept orders from American customers in Cambodia factories “and” Tariffs are not affected. “

Similarly, the manufacturer of tools working with the Chinese battery Globe, “said Vietnam Factory’s exports to the United States.”

The problem for companies that change their production elsewhere, are not sure who will be hit by next tariffs. Trump is the only shelter road to prevent tariffs to the United States.

“No one knows what tariffs for the tariffs will be put, where, or what.” “We do not know what will happen in Vietnam, we do not know China, we do not know India. We do not know Bangladesh.”

“I will jump all over the place until we know exactly what the story is,” he said.

The American Eaghal leaders are still planning to prepare and lower the “single digit” proportion in the second half of the year in the second half of the year.

For retailers, especially those who rely on Chinese production, the effect will be more harmful.

The discount retailer, which has about 60 percent of China’s products, despite the best efforts to reduce the effects, hit a percentage point.

Kristy Chipman, the following financial chief, informed the analysts that the group’s suppliers were looking for a group to increase the turns and some store prices.

“The width and scale of recently announced tariffs is important,” he said.

Additional report of Thomas Hale in Beijing and Shanghai by Nian Liu and Wenjie Ding