美国进口商因特朗普对中国最新的关税而陷入困境 [美国媒体]

US importers stuck withTrump's latest China tariffs

美国进口商因特朗普对中国最新的关税而陷入困境



New York (CNN) Americanimporters can ask for an exemption from President Donald Trump's tariffs onsteel and aluminum, and his first two rounds of tariffs on Chinese goods.

纽约（美国有线电视新闻网）美国进口商可以请求免除唐纳德特朗普总统对钢铁和铝的关税，以及他对中国商品的前两轮关税。

But they're stuck paying dutiesif a product they import from China was included in Trump's most recent roundof tariffs imposed in September, which covered $200 billion worth of goodsincluding food seasonings, hats, furniture, network routers and industrialmachine parts.

但是，如果他们从中国进口的产品被列入特朗普9月份征收的最新一轮关税中，他们就会被迫支付关税，其中包括价值2000亿美元的商品，包括食品调味品、帽子、家具、网络路由器和工业机器零件。



Zarfas Williams estimatesthat 84% of the products currently in the store come from China, and most ofthem — including all backpacks, briefcases and luggage — have been hit with a10% tariff.

Zarfas Williams估计，目前店内84％的产品来自中国，其中大部分产品- 包括所有背包，公文包和行李箱——都受到了10％的关税。

She said that her biggestvendor has already raised prices, and that she's had to pass that on to hercustomers.

她说，她最大的供应商已经提高了价格，而且她不得不将其转嫁给她的顾客。

Trump has repeatedlysuggested that China pays the tariffs, saying they will bring "a lot ofmoney" into US coffers. But tariffs imposed on foreign goods work bymaking those products more expensive, evening the playing field for similaritems made domestically — and they're paid for by American importers, puttingthose businesses at risk of seeing profits shrink or folding altogether.

特朗普一再建议中国支付关税，称他们将把“大量资金”带入美国国库。对外国商品征收关税将使这些产品变得更加昂贵，强行使国内类似产品的制造商变得有竞争力，但它们由美国进口商支付，使这些进口企业面临利润缩水的风险。

"Some companies canabsorb a 10% tariff, but for others a 10% increase would eat up their entireprofit," said Tom Gould, senior director of customs and internationaltrade at Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

ST&R的海关和国际贸易高级主管汤姆古尔德说：“一些公司可以承担10％的关税，但对其他公司来说，10％的关税会吃掉他们的全部利润。”



On a call with reporterslast month, a USTR official noted that the proposed list of goods for thisround came out in July, giving businesses almost six months to prepare beforethe tariff would go to 25%.

在上个月与记者的电话会议上，一位美国贸易代表办公室的官员指出，这一轮的拟议商品清单于7月份公布，在关税达到25％之前，企业将有近六个月的准备时间。

The Trump administrationwants to pressure China to stop engaging in what it calls unfair tradingpractices, but created the exclusion process to keep the duties from puttingAmerican businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

特朗普政府希望迫使中国停止参与所谓的不公平贸易行为，但制定了豁免程序，以保证关税不会使美国企业处于竞争劣势。

While the exclusion processis available to importers affected by the first two rounds of tariffs onChinese goods, it has not been a quick process for businesses seeking relief.

虽然受到前两轮中国商品关税影响的进口商可以享受豁免程序，但对于寻求豁免的企业来说，这并不是一个快速的过程。



But Zarfas Williams doesn'thave the resources of a major companylike Apple.

但是，Zarfas Williams没有像苹果这样的大公司的资源。

"I feel like we'll beOK through Christmas. But if the tariff goes up to 25% on January 1, that willbe a whole different story," Zarfas Williams said.

“我觉得我们在圣诞节期间会好起来。但如果关税在1月1日达到25％，这将是一个完全不同的故事，”Zarfas Williams说。