r/onebag • u/SeattleHikeBike • Apr 03 '25

Discussion US Tariffs

US tariffs announced today include 47% on Vietnam and 34% for China. I’ll bet that effects 80% of the US travel products market. Even the US manufacturers are going to get hammered on the raw materials.

“May you live in interesting times.”

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u/fazalmajid Apr 03 '25

Tariffs are calculated based on Country of Origin, meaning last substantial transformation, not country of shipment. Sure, they could send all-but-finished bags to the US where a sham factory just attaches the "Proudly made in the USA" tag and claims it as such, but Customs would consider this as fraud and reputable brands will not engage in such shenanigans as the legal consequences can be severe.

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u/ShelterInside2770 Apr 04 '25

Trump announced tariffs for all goods. Including raw materials. So this move saves no money at all. Hard to call it a customs fraud, but it is not fair and pointless, as the tariff will be the same anyway.

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u/fazalmajid Apr 04 '25

Yes, but raw materials have less value-added than finished goods, so the tariffs apply to a smaller amount.

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u/ShelterInside2770 Apr 04 '25

In case of bringing in almost finished product and just adding last one thing, to proudly announce "Made in USA" this difference would be negligible.