Commentary: In the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, who pays?
In a word, my family does. We are leading importers of Christmas decorations and have been in business since 1946.'s imposition of a 10% tariff last September on many categories of products we offer has had the effect of greatly slowing down sales.on a wide array of goods will have a much greater impact on businesses than the president may realize.
President Donald Trump meets business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in November, 2017.We set our prices in December for the following year, as we sell our products to customers starting in January, with delivery to them from May through October.Eighty-five percent of our clients have already placed their orders. We, in turn, place orders with our suppliers from December through May. Shipments from overseas start in May.
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