This calculus was part of the real world complexities of tariffs in practice. Things like cars, for example, are a series of subassemblies which were crossing multiple borders before final assembly into a working car. Transmissions are a whole industry unto themselves, with parts sourced from all over, so is it 10% for each transmission, each torque converter, each Transmission Control Module, or the whole transmission as a unit?
The whole thing seems like a political theater stunt to meaningfully engage other countries in your nationalist wish list without doing too much damage. We’ll see how the damage part works out, the stock market doesn’t seem to be a fan. > On Mar 7, 2025, at 4:05 PM, Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > > Anybody know how tariffs are calculated? > > Let’s assume we have a Cambium radio with country of origin China, and for > arguments sake, let’s say the tariff is 10% and the exact amount of the > tariff will be passed on to me as a surcharge. > > And let’s say the manufacturer’s cost is $50. $40 for parts, $5 for labor, > and $5 for shipping to the US. And I guess let’s assume it is shipped from > either Cambium’s contract manufacturer in China or a Cambium warehouse in > China, to Cambium USA, who ships it to a distributor like WAV or Streakwave, > who ships it to me. > > Now let’s say MSRP is $100, my discounted price is $80, and Cambium charges > the distributor $70. And Cambium’s cost was $50 including shipping to the US. > > The tariff is 10%, but 10% of what? > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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