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Walmart, the biggest U.S. retailer, warned the Trump administration the newest round of tariffs on imported Chinese goods could prompt it to raise prices on products from shampoo to bicycles to food.
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The White House this week escalated President Donald Trump's trade war, adding tariffs of 10 percent on another $200 billion on imported Chinese goods effective Sept. 24, ahead of the busy holiday shopping season. That penalty will rise to 25 percent beginning Jan. 1.
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That means companies like Walmart will start paying a tax on goods they import from China, raising their costs and potentially cutting profit unless they pass the cost increases to their millions of shoppers.
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Walmart, in the letter, listed a wide swath of goods that may soon cost consumers more: fish, vegetables, nuts, grains, flours; personal care products from makeup to shampoo; luggage and handbags; bicycles and motorcycles; leather apparel hats, hand tools and some furniture; lighting and mirrors including Christmas lights; monitors; paper tablecloths, napkins, plates and cups, toilet and tissue paper; dog leashes, home air conditioners, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and calculators.
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"Walmart and our suppliers will pay the cost of increased duties, which are simply taxes levied on products at the border," Thorn wrote. "As a result, either consumers will pay more, suppliers will receive less, retail margins will be lower, or consumers will buy fewer products or forego purchases altogether. Furthermore, none of these items are related to intellectual property or trade secrets and it is difficult to see how taxing these goods will resolve these more complex trade challenges."
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Walmart filed the letter because "we are concerned about the impact on U.S. suppliers, consumers and manufacturers, as well as families around the world," Randy Hargrove, a spokesman for Walmart, said in an e-mail. "We encourage the two countries to find near-term solutions to ease trade tensions that will allow more opportunities for U.S. exports and benefit families in both countries.
Och de här effekterna kommer att göra både arbetare och konsumenter fattigare. Och jag tvivlar på att Walmart är de enda som måste göra så här. Och jag tvivlar på att Trump klarar av att backa nu. Att han ska erkänna att det här inte alls blir bra tror jag inte kommer att inte att hända.