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10. Not sure I understand

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:25 PM

Apr 2025

If tariffs / duties are in effect, the importer has to pay them. If tariffs are not due, then the important doesn't pay anything.

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A slush fund Bluetus Apr 2025 #1

He may have said it, but that's not how tariffs are paid. gab13by13 Apr 2025 #3

Right, so what is he referring to? someone is guiding him on this... Eliot Rosewater Apr 2025 #4

He is referring to a new "Sovereigh Wealth Fund" Bluetus Apr 2025 #6

But where is the money coming from, tariffs are paid by the foreign company Eliot Rosewater Apr 2025 #8

The importer is supposed to pay Customs and Border Protection Bluetus Apr 2025 #5

OK but does the importer already pay that without tariffs existing? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2025 #9

Not sure I understand Bluetus Apr 2025 #10

I'm not sure who you mean by "he" Bluetus Apr 2025 #11