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minus-squarepanda_abyss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoYou can buy aluminum from us, Canada, as long as you’re not foolishly tariffing us.
minus-squareIrateAnteater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 day agoActually, they can do what they want tariff-wise. If there’s no other sources, they have to come to Canada. Tariffs are paid by the importer.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoI do believe there is also the concept of export taxes, though its much rarer than tariffs and generally only used to avoid increases in price of a locally producted product due to high demands from countries which can pay much more for it.
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoDammit ea-nasir. On second thought aluminium was super rare back then.
You can buy aluminum from us, Canada, as long as you’re not foolishly tariffing us.
Actually, they can do what they want tariff-wise. If there’s no other sources, they have to come to Canada. Tariffs are paid by the importer.
I do believe there is also the concept of export taxes, though its much rarer than tariffs and generally only used to avoid increases in price of a locally producted product due to high demands from countries which can pay much more for it.
Go on…
Dammit ea-nasir.
On second thought aluminium was super rare back then.