Re: silca and Tariffs

On 8 May 2025 20:35:51 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:

Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

On 8 May 2025 17:38:22 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
 

AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 5/8/2025 12:07 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Thu, 8 May 2025 12:04:20 -0400, Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
 

On 5/8/2025 9:27 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 5/8/2025 3:47 AM, Rolf Mantel wrote:

Am 07.05.2025 um 21:09 schrieb Catrike Ryder:

On Wed, 07 May 2025 15:36:55 -0300, Shadow <Sh@dow.br> wrote:
 

On Wed, 07 May 2025 12:43:45 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
 

On Wed, 7 May 2025 10:38:32 -0500, AMuzi
<am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
 

On 5/7/2025 9:44 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 5/7/2025 7:56 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 4/26/2025 5:14 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

 
<https://youtu.be/VKz5J5PPt-Q?si=ntPrbZPhCguTIuQM>
 
 
Josh of Silca does a good job of explaining how the
tariffs are effecting
US companies certainly small ones, as ever it?s a
moving
target so may well
change.
 
Roger Merriman

 
Jared Fisher is the CEO of Escape Adventures, a company
with several bike shops in Nevada that specializes in E-
bike sales and rentals.
 
In this article he discusses his take on the tariffs.
 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/i-m-a-
republican-ceo-i-m- adding-a-tariff-tax-to-my-price-
tags-
so-customers-know-why-prices-are- rising/ar-AA1EjCTR

 
Tagging the tariff surcharge seems like a smart business
move. It should reduce whining about profiteering, and
help
put the blame where it belongs.
 

 
I agree. And let's continue that thought:
 
https://hellocigarettes.com/2023/11/08/cigarette-
prices-and-taxes-by-state/
 
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasoline/factors-
affecting-gasoline-prices.php

 
There is a possibility that the foriegn seller might
have lowered the
price to absorb some of the tariff.

 
    Almost impossible. Profit margins are  very small,
and usually
come from the number of items sold. Massive numbers =
reasonable
profit.
    I very much doubt the Chinese will pay the taxes.
They might
INCREASE prices to compensate for less items sold. But
the US is not a
big market if you look at the Global scene, so the
increase will be
slight.
 
    PS The American consumer will pay 100% of Trump's
taxes. I
mean tariffs. Aff ... same thing.
    []'s

 
Might be true, but it might be necessary as a way to get
other
countries to bargan with their tariffs.

 
For some reason, the EU offer of "zero tariffs on all
manufacutred goods" has not led to further negotiation
rounds yet.

 
We can hope, unlikely though it may be.
 

 
I believe is some US/UK deal though probably mainly on cars which has been
waiting post Brexit for some sort of deal, ie it?s not new just not been on
either countries priorities, over last few years.
 
Maybe something regarding creative industries UK does a fair bit with films
and so on.
 
Agriculture the use of Hormones and similar products in meat products isn?t
something that UK or other countries are likely to lower their standards
for.
 
Roger Merriman
 

 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/concept-of-a-plan-trump-hypes-major-trade-deal-with-uk-experts-say-it-s-not/ar-AA1Epxd0?

 
The stock market seems to have approved of it even if MSN and some
unnamed UK officials don't.
 
--
C'est bon
Soloman

 
Today, you're right.
 
This movie has a lot of run time left and both could change-
in either direction- before it's over.
 

 
It?s mostly the deal that?s been around for years now, ie lower tariffs for
cars which were artificially high due to Brexit and awaiting a deal.
 
Uk has made agreements over Bioethanol but US beef will need to be to UK
standards so how much they actually sell remains to be seen!
 
At least that?s my reading of the National Farming Unions, posts they have
made.
 
This was a deal just waiting to happen, aka low hanging fruit, China or
even the EU unlikely to get many concessions, didn?t get much from the UK
despite both sides political fluff.
 
Roger Merriman

 
I don't think the UK meat standards will be a problem. We might be
having similar standards in the USA soon.
 
--
C'est bon
Soloman
 

>
That would be wise as that’s essentially the stumbling block for US meat
exports to Europe and Australia and New Zealand as fairly understandable
why would they accept meat of lower standards than the home market has to
provide?
>
But that would take time and money to do, so I’d be cynical that it does
happen.
>
Roger Merriman

The issue, as I understand it that some US meat products have chemical
additives. If selling to the UK is part of the reason that the
chemical additives are done away with, as they should be, I'm all for
it.

--
C'est bon
Soloman