Effects of tariffs on game sales (e.g. US/Canada shipments) (No Politics!)
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To answer of the OP’s questions, tariffs are charged as good cross the border. So, for goods that already sitting in a store or warehouse on your side of the border, no tariff.
That said, any refresh of stock will be more expensive, so retailers are already raising prices and there’s a run on some goods.
I just re-bought a made in Canada product from Amazon, in the US, and they raised the price 2%. That’ll happen in general - businesses trying to figure out price sensitivity and how much to raise prices?
If there’s competing US and Canadian products, like say maple syrup, the consumer price will rise for all of it. Almost certainly not the whole 25% because of demand elasticity, but since Vermont and NY Maple Syrup producers with say 10% market share can’t increase their supply 9x to fill in for the Canadian maple syrup cartel raising prices, they’ll raise prices. So will imitation corn syrup plus flavoring products, who will crank up production and raise their prices.
For sure consumer prices are going to rise and the government is getting more money.
The US producers probably will make more profit, but if they have to pay extra for Canadian imports themselves (oh no, I need another maple syrup boiler and I buy mine from Quebec, and for some reason my electric bill went up - oh wait, I think something called Hydro-Quebec provides power in the Northeast), maybe not much more profit.
Canadian producers will be hit really hard. Less sales due to higher prices to purchasers, and probably cutting how much they sell for.
I thought the US & Canada had a free-trade area, but what do I know.
That said, any refresh of stock will be more expensive, so retailers are already raising prices and there’s a run on some goods.
I just re-bought a made in Canada product from Amazon, in the US, and they raised the price 2%. That’ll happen in general - businesses trying to figure out price sensitivity and how much to raise prices?
If there’s competing US and Canadian products, like say maple syrup, the consumer price will rise for all of it. Almost certainly not the whole 25% because of demand elasticity, but since Vermont and NY Maple Syrup producers with say 10% market share can’t increase their supply 9x to fill in for the Canadian maple syrup cartel raising prices, they’ll raise prices. So will imitation corn syrup plus flavoring products, who will crank up production and raise their prices.
For sure consumer prices are going to rise and the government is getting more money.
The US producers probably will make more profit, but if they have to pay extra for Canadian imports themselves (oh no, I need another maple syrup boiler and I buy mine from Quebec, and for some reason my electric bill went up - oh wait, I think something called Hydro-Quebec provides power in the Northeast), maybe not much more profit.
Canadian producers will be hit really hard. Less sales due to higher prices to purchasers, and probably cutting how much they sell for.
I thought the US & Canada had a free-trade area, but what do I know.
TwiceBorn2
Adventurer
They do, but the new US Administration is able to bypass CUSMA (or USMCA, depending on which side of the border you're on) thanks to a clause pertaining to a "national emergency." Won't be long 'til he applies the same logic to EU and other countries.
Belen
Legend
They publish thousands of books and journals per month. They could handle more capacity, in general, and they make their own paper sourced from Wyoming and Montana.
Wolfpack48
Hero
I fully expect pdf sales to be the primary purchase while all this is going on. Some publishers may simply decide to go electronic only, which will hurt paper industries.
Jd Smith1
Hero
To approach this from a different angle, the word within the party (I am a long-serving campaign worker, manager, and PAC-server) is that as far as Canada is concerned, the tariff is a leverage chip, probably for greater border cooperation in terms of fentanyl and illegals.
I have also heard that it may be to help a prospective Conservative candidate when replacing Castro Jr comes around, although I don't know enough about Canadian politics to know if that is credible.
But nearly everything being done on the foreign stage right now is for dramatic effect and future deal-making.
I have also heard that it may be to help a prospective Conservative candidate when replacing Castro Jr comes around, although I don't know enough about Canadian politics to know if that is credible.
But nearly everything being done on the foreign stage right now is for dramatic effect and future deal-making.
TwiceBorn2
Adventurer
Tread carefully, friend. OP made it clear they didn't want this to turn into a political debate.
While we can agree that there should be 0 cross-border fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration (I'll add to that illegal weapons smuggling which goes south to north), fact is that only 1% of fentanyl/illegal migrants entering the US do so from Canada... so the US response is wildly disproportionate to the magnitude of the problem originating here.
If anything, the efforts to "help" a prospective Conservative candidate (Pierre Poilievre) replace Trudeau is arguably doing the former as much harm as good.
EDIT: Meanwhile, the regimes in Russia and Iran, etc,, are laughing, laughing, laughing...
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SAVeira
Adventurer
Politics
Well, that zero sense. More fentanyl is brought into Canada from the US then from Canada to the US. Border security spending is already increase as requested.
Looks like if that was a thought it is backfiring as the Conservatives have started to lose support and the Liberals are regaining support. The Conservative leader had not been doing a good job being vocal in defence of Canada and he is being seen as MIA by some.
Wolfpack48
Hero
I suggest we stop the political talk right here, right now, as the OP has asked. Take it to Reddit, please.
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Huh? Internet tells me Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Mississippi - in that order - produce the most paper.
