US EditionCanadian couple likely the only business owners on Australian island to face U.S. tariffs
- Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans are likely the only business owners on Norfolk Island affected by U.S. tariffs, facing a 29% rate despite the island exporting nothing to the U.S.
- Their business, Kooshoo, which produces plastic-free hair accessories, relies heavily on the U.S. Market, with around 80% of sales there.
- Schiller stated, 'Norfolk became a parable of sorts for the lack of nuance with which these tariffs went out in the world.'
- The Trump administration's tariffs aimed to address trade deficits, and Norfolk Island's listing surprised locals who questioned its rationale.
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This couple may be the only business owners on Norfolk Island hit by Trump’s tariffs
Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans are likely the only business owners on Australia’s Norfolk Island to be directly affected by the Trump administration’s tariffs, as the South Pacific outpost they call home exports nothing to the United States. The Canadian couple, both aged 41, own a business that makes plastic-free hair accessories under the brand Kooshoo. Vancouver-born Schiller said he and his Norfolk Island-born wife are likely the only busin…
Canadian couple likely the only business owners on Australian island to face U.S. tariffs
Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans are likely the only business owners on Australia’s Norfolk Island to be directly affected by the Trump administration’s tariffs, as the South Pacific outpost they call home exports nothing to the United States.
Canadian couple likely the only business owners on Norfolk Island to face US tariffs
Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans are likely the only business owners on Australia's Norfolk Island to be affected by the Trump administration's tariffs, as the island exports nothing to the United States
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