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Old 02-13-2025, 11:12 AM
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Default Agree 100%. Also if a country had to pay guess who increases the price of the item!

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Originally Posted by rustyp View Post
It was sarcasm. I lived in a US/Canadian border town for years. I am very aware who pays the tariff. When I brought goods I purchased in Canada into the US I had to pay the tariff. The US government made me go inside fill out the paperwork and pay the DUTY on the spot ! Me myself and I - the consumer (in this case I was the importer) - not the manufacturer.

Like you Bill it amazes me people do not understand who pays the tariff.
The consumer pays either the country increases the price or we directly pay.