From bibles to bicycles, a huge number of everyday goods bought by Americans may be hit by a fourth wave of American tariffs on another US$300 billion (S$407 billion) of imports from China.
Hundreds of small business owners and executives who sell these goods spoke at US Trade Representative hearings in Washington last week to ask that their imports from China be exempted from the tariffs. They warned that otherwise, they would be forced to raise prices, fire workers, or even shut down.
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