Many brands have different strategies on how to counteract these changes. Price increases on products sold at The Hardware Hut don’t necessarily go up at the same time or the same rate as the increased tariffs. Here at Spokane Hardware Supply and The Hardware Hut, we are continually working with our brands and supporting the decisions they make for their businesses. Brands who already have low-profit margins or less capital are forced to pass the additional cost onto the consumer, which is reflected in the selling price. Other brands split the cost with the consumer, with a 3-10% price increase. Many brands absorbed the extra costs themselves to avoid raising prices for consumers, although this practice becomes harder as tariff rates go up. The decision on how to deal with the price increase falls on importers, who then have a couple of different options. Additionally, they may rely on Chinese steel, aluminum, and other products to make their products. hardware industry, as many brands manufacture their products in China. Further details have not been announced to date.

In return, the Chinese Foreign Ministry claimed the two sides had the same understanding and had reached an agreement. They agreed to suspend new, higher tariffs, scheduled for October 15. Some encouraging news came on October 11, when the U.S announced that China and the United States had reached a tentative agreement for the “ first phase” of a trade deal. With this ever-changing political environment, it is uncertain what the future will hold. New anti-dumping duties include: 25% on imported steel and 10% on imported aluminum from China. More than two-thirds of consumer goods imported from China were then subject to tariffs. imposed 15% tariffs on about $112 billion of Chinese imports. In this case, United States importers now pay additional taxes on goods imported from China. Tariffs are taxes, imposed by the government, on goods imported from another country. In 2018, the U.S announced tariffs and other trade barriers on imported Chinese goods, intending to force China to change what the U.S calls “unfair trade practices.” Among the “unfair trade practices,” the U.S claimed theft of intellectual property and a growing trade deficit.

The China United States trade war is an ongoing economic conflict between the two countries.

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