Comment on Smartphones and computers are now exempt from Trump’s latest tariffs.
toofpic@lemmy.world 6 days ago“with tariffs…manufacturers can add…come out ahead” - do you imply manufacturers are getting anything? This is not them who rsises the prices, they won’t see the money
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
if they reduce the tariff on their product and charge the same post tariff price they could make more profit even with higher manufacturing costs.
Mavytan@feddit.nl 6 days ago
That’s more or less my point. They won’t come out ahead but at least they won’t have to raise the prices as much so they’ll be more completive compared to manufacturers that don’t include electronics
MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
That won’t work, because building a new factory takes 2-5 years and if the tariffs drop at any point then you’re stuck with a product way more expensive that nobody will buy.
toofpic@lemmy.world 5 days ago
They? They like “manufacturers”? They can’t reduce tariffs, the tariffs exist against them, it’s only the orange who introduced them can reduce them.