US Edition’Nowhere to turn’: Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling more desperate
- On April 24, 2025, Calisa Kastning unloaded bamboo pajamas at her Anchorage storage unit as small businesses face import challenges.
- The Trump administration's fluctuating global tariffs, especially the escalating tariff war with China, caused rising costs and uncertainty for these businesses.
- Businesses in Alaska struggle due to high operating costs, difficult transport logistics, and tariffs imposing duties as high as 145% on Chinese goods.
- Jon Bittner explained that the impact is felt deeply throughout the community, noting that 70% of small businesses surveyed reported an increase in supplier prices.
- The tariffs have caused inventory delays, forced price renegotiations, and threaten small business survival unless trade tensions ease or policy changes occur.
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Trump’s trade war with China is already screwing over small businesses
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'Nowhere to turn': Small businesses dependent on imports from China feel more desperate
Since the Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145%, major orders were canceled and products were stranded overseas.
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