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The U.S. manufacturing sector has contracted this year<\/a>, even though the overall economy has shown growth over the last 10 months. This contraction has been attributed to the U.S.-China trade war, sparked by U.S. tariffs placed on select imports from China. As a result, I continue to receive invitations to speak with manufacturers, share the facts, and offer recommendations to thrive during this trade war. With an emphasis on facts, this blog post lists the specific imported goods from China that are impacted by the U.S. tariffs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1st Tariffs Increased From 10 to 15 Percent <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On September 1st<\/sup>, the 10 percent tariffs on\nUS$300 billion worth of imports from China increased to 15 percent. Some of the\nmanufactured products in this category include the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n A full list of the products, including non-manufactured goods, can be found at https:\/\/ustr.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/enforcement\/301Investigations\/Notice_of_Modification_%28List_4A_and_List_4B%29.pdf<\/a> (scroll to page 27 of the pdf file\/pp. 43330 on the actual document). <\/p>\n\n\n\n October Tariffs to Increase From 25 to 30\nPercent <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Two days ago, President Trump tweeted that a five percent increase on tariffs on additional goods from China scheduled for October 1st<\/sup> has been delayed by another two weeks. The current 25 percent tariff on US$250 billion worth of Chinese imports will go up to 30 percent next month. These tariffs are aimed at any goods from industries that benefit from the Made in China 2025<\/em> policy, such as the aerospace and automobile industries<\/a>, as well as other manufactured goods<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 15th Tariffs to Increase from 10 to 15 Percent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some products faced a delay in their tariff increase.\nIn other words, some items that did not see an increase on September 1st<\/sup>\nwill face the five percent hike on December 15th<\/sup>. Some of these\ngoods include the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n The delay in the tariff increase on these high-demand goods is designed to limit the cost impact on consumers during the holiday shopping season<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This information and much more will be shared with Southern Californian manufacturers during an informal breakfast next week. Furthermore, join me on GRIIT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Facebook Live show on Tuesday at 2 p.m. PST<\/a>, during which I will share how a specific manufacturing company has performed in the midst of the trade war. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/body><\/html><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. manufacturing sector has contracted this year, even though the overall economy has shown growth over the last 10 months. This contraction has been attributed to the U.S.-China trade war, sparked by U.S. tariffs placed on select imports from China. As a result, I continue to receive invitations to speak with manufacturers, share the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n The U.S.\nmanufacturing sector has contracted this year<\/a>, even though the overall economy\nhas shown growth over the last 10 months. This contraction has been attributed\nto the U.S.-China trade war, sparked by U.S. tariffs placed on select imports\nfrom China. As a result, I continue to receive invitations to speak with\nmanufacturers, share the facts, and offer recommendations to thrive during this\ntrade war. With an emphasis on facts, this blog post lists the specific imported\ngoods from China that are impacted by the U.S. tariffs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1st Tariffs Increased From 10 to 15 Percent <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On September 1st<\/sup>, the 10 percent tariffs on\nUS$300 billion worth of imports from China increased to 15 percent. Some of the\nmanufactured products in this category include the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n A full list of the products, including non-manufactured goods, can be found at https:\/\/ustr.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/enforcement\/301Investigations\/Notice_of_Modification_%28List_4A_and_List_4B%29.pdf<\/a> (scroll to page 27 of the pdf file\/pp. 43330 on the actual document). <\/p>\n\n\n\n October Tariffs to Increase From 25 to 30\nPercent <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Two days ago, President Trump tweeted that a five percent increase on tariffs on additional goods from China scheduled for October 1st<\/sup> has been delayed by another two weeks. The current 25 percent tariff on US$250 billion worth of Chinese imports will go up to 30 percent next month. These tariffs are aimed at any goods from industries that benefit from the Made in China 2025<\/em> policy, such as the aerospace and automobile industries<\/a>, as well as other manufactured goods<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 15th Tariffs to Increase from 10 to 15 Percent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some products faced a delay in their tariff increase.\nIn other words, some items that did not see an increase on September 1st<\/sup>\nwill face the five percent hike on December 15th<\/sup>. Some of these\ngoods include the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n The delay in the tariff increase on these high-demand goods is designed to limit the cost impact on consumers during the holiday shopping season<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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