There are going to be a ton of stories on this kind of thing, but this one is useful for looking at the ridiculous hoops one imported e-bike company is having to jump through just to survive tariff madness. Multiply by this by millions of companies and you get a sense of the scale of economic loss this will impose.
Bike maker takes steps to avert an unexpected million-dollar tariff charge
If Tern’s shipments don’t arrive from Vietnam before Wednesday, or get diverted, the cargo bike brand will be on the hook for about $1 million — cash — in tariff fees. Until this week, the company had planned on zero.
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