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The many ways tarrifs will hit electronics

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Re: The many ways tarrifs will hit electronics

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Post by K0balt »

sokoloff wrote: post #58
fabbari wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just to get the numbers right: [0] there is a $25 minimum, that becomes $50 June 1st, on all packages below or at $800. So those $0.25 transistors - after June 1st - come at $50.25 plus shipping. [0] https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-pr...

> Just to get the numbers right: Yes, we should always strive to do that. I haven’t gotten something from Aliexpress “sent through the international postal network” in a very long time (15 months or more and I think probably several years). Most everything I get comes from an Aliexpress-run line haul (which brokers the export and import customs clearance) and then is delivered by a local carrier (usually UniUni or an…

So, there is something very important buried in this comment that is either incorrect or not widely known: are you saying that said shipments bypass the de minimus clause and “only” be subject to the (130% or whatever) tariffs, if they use non-postal shipping methods? Because that is a really big deal if it’s the case, compared to $200 a package.

Re: The many ways tarrifs will hit electronics

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Post by [deleted] »

K0balt wrote: post #181
sokoloff wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Just to get the numbers right: Yes, we should always strive to do that. I haven’t gotten something from Aliexpress “sent through the international postal network” in a very long time (15 months or more and I think probably several years). Most everything I get comes from an Aliexpress-run line haul (which brokers the export and import customs clearance) and then is delivered by a local carrier (usually UniUni or an…

So, there is something very important buried in this comment that is either incorrect or not widely known: are you saying that said shipments bypass the de minimus clause and “only” be subject to the (130% or whatever) tariffs, if they use non-postal shipping methods? Because that is a really big deal if it’s the case, compared to $200 a package.

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Re: The many ways tarrifs will hit electronics

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Post by tempestn »

Whoppertime wrote: post #163
tempestn wrote: post #116

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The problem is that you massively distort the economy, making it less efficient aka poorer. And that's even before considering the fact that other countries will retaliate.

Wasn't the income tax introduced as a temporary measure in WW1, and prior to that the majority of state income was generated via tariffs? Shifting the burden can certainly cause distortions, but we already caused those distortions getting into this situation in the first place.

Tariffs were done in the past because they were easier, but I think they distort less than an income tax. You're literally favoring domestic producers, right?
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