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Amazon.ca prices seem to have gone up on Taiwan products even when Canada has no tariffs on them. Coffee too.

Whether Apple is making phones for US customers in India, China, or Taiwan, tariffs are applied to them for US customers. Tim Cook said US prices are not affected by tariffs. That means our prices are used to subsidize US customers.

It's a little bit normal, historically, for Canadian prices to be a bit higher to deal with currency volatility without changing prices. But 20% US tariffs on Taiwan, with 50% on China and India, would normally result in at least a 20% discount for Canada.

Government inquiry followed by fine is ok. Forcing Apple to immediately normalize prices would be far more effective pressure overall on US trade policy.

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[–] Eranziel@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

That would only apply if the goods were being transferred directly from the ship to a train/truck/ship bound for Canada. That is to say, they are not sent through customs and received to a US warehouse.

That's usually not what happens. Apple (or whoever) typically receive their goods to their US warehouse, pay tariffs, and then package and ship to Canada.