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'It’s very straightforward': Acer plans to raise the price of its PCs in the US by 10% in reaction to Trump's tech tariffs (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's absolutely the case here. It's the retailers buying from them that have to pay the tariffs, not the manufacturer. So they're not increasing costs to make up for the tariffs, they're just increasing costs that retailers will have to pay ON TOP OF the extra they're already having to pay for the tariffs.

Its like a company trying to justify increasing the cost of their goods just because the sales tax on their goods went up. The company's profits are unchanged by the tax increase, it's just the consumer who's getting screwed twice.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

The importer has to pay the tariffs.

Which in most cases is the brand-name company, incorporated in the US. Usually, the manufacturer is a separate foreign supplier.

Acer’s suppliers

The retailer usually receives the goods from a domestic distribution center.

So yeah, most laptop brands are paying the tariffs themselves.