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Chinese-produced “Made in USA” stickers now 34% more expensive (theshovel.com.au)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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American manufacturers will be slapped with an extra 34% charge on the little stickers they put on their products to show they are made in the USA.

The stickers, made in a factory in Guangdong Province, were previously shipped to the US tariff-free, but will now be hit by Donald Trump’s new levy, forcing US producers to raise the price of their goods.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As someone who has to live here, the effects of one man's grandiose and malignant stupidity suck, but I genuinely appreciate the rest of the world pointing and laughing at him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is the onion, pretty funny too. But we are not just laughing at Trump.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know what that means. You're going to have to spell it out for me.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

Lmao

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

Does the sticker come with a slightly smaller "Made in China" sticker?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

Too late, it's reality.

https://lemm.ee/post/60354949

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The only thing that made me realize this isn't real is the percentage sounded off...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

No, the number is correct. Trump added 34% tariffs to Chinese imports, and China retaliated by the same amount. So yeah, if these stickers are made in China, the US is going to pay a 34% tariff on their import lol