my point being the tariff does not apply to the msrp and depending on the factor to which it does apply, in many cases it's much less, especially on goods made in China.
Is this assuming that the current/pre-current BS tariffs on Chinese goods has been negligible? The tariffs may not apply directly to MSRP, but it definitely affects it- manufactucturers, distributors and dealers can't absorb the new high tariffs wiithout raising prices.
From the Yahoo article,
"America exported goods worth $143.5bn (£109.5bn) to China in 2024, compared with $439bn of imports, according to US census bureau data. Even if the % is equal between us, the US still pays close to 2.5 times as much but this is just a closeup of the real problem- we buy too much from China and they are not our ally.
MY friend at KEF has spent the last 2 weeks dealing with the tariff discussions and they're trying to figure out what will happen- my guess for the short term is that many smaller speakers and the Custom Install speakers will be unavailable until the crap storm ends. Part of the problem is that there's a KEF based in England and the US has its own branch but I don't know the fine details of how the US is slammed vs England.
China has raised tariffs against the US to 125pc, effectively shutting out imports from the world’s biggest economy in a major escalation of the trade war.
www.yahoo.com
