But that's exactly why they did it. Only idiots would say the tariffs were a good idea. But the reason even largely uninhabited places were also included is exactly to ensure they're not used to avoid them. Your comment just shows your poor understanding.
You do know doing that breaks the US customs law? Are you insane enough to think that large manufacturing companies (with millions of their product going through the US customs) would blatantly break the law? What are we talking about here?
Even if they can, they need to reroute their shipping to countries that only got the 10% tariffs first before they can go to the US. And yes, the items itself needs to have some transformation. You can’t simply slap a label on a product that comes from China to make it come from Bangladesh. Why would anyone choose an unhabitated island uncapable of receiving hordes of shipments to do that when you have other countries like singapore? There is no logical reasoning to put tariffs on those countries no matter how you spin it.
No, they did it because the data they are using is faulty and they didn’t do basic checks. Some importers, not connected to Australia or Heard Island, filled forms incorrectly and this is the result. The people Trump is relying on for important economic and international advice are incompetent.
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u/Zyzz2179 1d ago
Saw a comment saying they did that to ensure no loopholes….
MAGAs will literally replace Brawndo for water if Trump promotes them.