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Trump poised to tax an extra $200 billion in Chinese imports
CBS/AP September 6, 2018, 8:03 AM
The Trump administration may poised to slap tariffs of up to 25 percent on
an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, heating up a trade
confrontation with China.
The trade war between the world's two biggest economies would likely squeeze
U.S. companies that import everything from handbags to bicycle tires.
The administration could decide to begin taxing the imports — equal to
nearly 40 percent of all the goods China sold the United States last year —
after a public comment period ends Thursday.
China said it is ready to impose retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of
U.S. goods if that happens.
"China will have to take necessary countermeasures if the U.S. side ignores
the opposition of the overwhelming majority of its enterprises and adopts
new tariff measures," Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said Thursday.
President Trump wishes to enact the tariffs as soon as possible, according
to Bloomberg News. The duties could be announced the week of Sept. 10, after
paperwork is complete, or even sooner, some economists predict.
Still, the new tariffs may not go into effect until later this year, Height
Capital's Clayton Allen recently said in a note. Tariffs are typically
declared with an effective date in the future.
Previous tariffs
The U.S. has already imposed tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese products, and
Beijing has punched back with tariffs on $50 billion in American goods.
These U.S. goods include soybeans and beef — a direct shot at supporters of
President Donald Trump in the U.S. farm belt.
Mr. Trump initiated the trade war to punish Beijing for what it says are
China's predatory tactics to try to supplant U.S. technological supremacy.
Those tactics, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has alleged,
include stealing trade secrets through computer hacking and forcing U.S.
companies to hand over technology in exchange for access to the Chinese
market.
In the early rounds of the hostilities, the administration targeted Chinese
industrial imports to try to spare American consumers from higher import
costs. But if Mr. Trump adds the $200 billion in Chinese products to the
target list, American consumers would likely feel the pinch directly. And
China has vowed to hit $60 billion in U.S. products in retaliation.
Impact on U.S. companies
Many American companies that rely on targeted Chinese imports are bracing
for the next round of tariffs to hit, with some wondering whether they can
absorb the higher costs or instead will need to pass them along to their
customers — or find alternatives suppliers outside China.
"An escalation of the tariff war could start to sever or disrupt supply
chains, bringing about diminished production efficiency, higher costs and
lost competitiveness — ultimately leading to a lower potential growth rate
for both countries," analysts at S&P Global Ratings wrote Wednesday.
They say a full-blown trade war by 2021 could shrink America's annual
economic output by an average of one-third of a percentage point and China's
by two-tenths of a percentage point from 2019 through 2021. The trade war
could inflict further damage if it rattles financial markets, thereby
hurting business confidence and potentially discouraging investment.
It could also hurt American jobs, with Axios calculating the dispute will
touch about 11 million jobs.
Sherill Mosee, founder of MinkeeBlue, a Philadelphia company that makes
travel and work bags, said that her 4-year-old business will probably have
to suspend operations if the tariffs hit and the administration starts
taxing imported Chinese luggage and handbags.
MinkeeBlue relies on inexpensive imports to be able to sell for less than $
200 an all-purpose bag for working women that holds shoes and a lunch bag.
Mosee said she won't be able to either absorb higher import costs or pass
them on to her customers. Finding a supplier outside China likely would take
months, she said.
"I'm scared; I am overwhelmed," Mosee said. "I'm just beginning to grow my
business. I finally feel good about the direction of the business, and now
this is happening." |
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