Not really because they have economies of scale, which even if it meant the same buying power they have way less transaction friction by shipping from a domestic warehouse… So I guess this also hurts small companies, especially direct to consumer Chinese companies.
Not to mention they can route their 10 Million widgets through a third country with cheaper tariffs.
Only till they have stuff in warehouses, right?
Not really because they have economies of scale, which even if it meant the same buying power they have way less transaction friction by shipping from a domestic warehouse… So I guess this also hurts small companies, especially direct to consumer Chinese companies.
Not to mention they can route their 10 Million widgets through a third country with cheaper tariffs.