Tariffs worry Jefferson County business owner

Tariffs worry Jefferson County business owner

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Business owner facing steep tariffs tests whether people will pay for ‘Made in USA’

An entrepreneur facing skyrocketing costs due to tariffs conducted an experiment to see whether customers would voluntarily pay more for a product made in America."The result was, unfortunately, disappointing," Ramon van Meer told Fox News Digital. "We sold zero ‘Made in the USA’ shower heads."Van Meer, a self-described "serial entrepreneur," is the founder of Afina, which sells a shower head that filters chemicals and heavy metals out of tap wa…

Made in Britain applications surge following Trump tariffs as businesses embrace UK-made goods – Your Capital Minds

The UK’s leading manufacturing trade organisation, Made in Britain, has reported a 20% surge in membership applications in the wake of President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imported goods, as interest in “buying British” grows among businesses and consumers alike. In the month following the introduction of 10% tariffs on all imported goods from the UK — along with sector-specific duties of 25% on steel, aluminium and cars — British manufactu…