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Business Owners Face Unstable Tariff Environment

KQED FM San Francisco 12d Impact 3
A business owner reported that the tariff situation has been unstable and unpredictable. The source noted that 25% tariffs were previously imposed and then negotiated off.

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tariffs trade policy

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Sources · 7 independent

KQED FM

“the tariff situation has been quite unstable and unpredictable, and I think if you're running a business, you can really only concentrate on the certainties.”

KQED FM

“we took a direct 5% hit on our revenue. So yes, it's very quantifiable. And it's not just our importers and distributors over here. It's actually us because whilst 10% is manageable, if the tariffs were to go up higher than that, say to 25% where they were before, that makes it really difficult because we wouldn't be able to absorb that.”

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