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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (213097)	4/9/2025 3:35:55 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218167

re <<i'm in serious defcon.>> ... same, and coincidentally my war cave is ready, just missing one more item, a new Apple desktop to replace the antique I am using that was manufactured in 2017. re <<got work to do.>> ... just woke up, downed a French yogurt and no, did not have to raid the supermarket to stock-up as if end of the world arriving, because there is no trade war happening between France and Hong Kong Speaking of which, Hong Kong does not exact import duty on anything except (1) tobacco, and (2) automobile Given the most recent Mainland China / US mutual tariff blows, whilst US done a 54% and perhaps now a 105% tariff rate on Hong Kong, Hong Kong exacts no import duty on any nation including the US Yogurt very good, coconut flavoured. Chocolate flavoured also good.

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (213097)	4/9/2025 4:15:29 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218167

shortages might make appearance scmp.com Exclusive \| Chinese exporters said to be ditching shipments mid-voyage to avoid crushing Trump tariffs Updated: 4:11pm, 9 Apr 2025 One export company’s US-bound container volume has plummeted, from 40 to 50 containers a day to just three to six Amid escalating trade tensions between China and the United States, some Chinese exporters are taking the drastic step of ditching shipments mid-voyage and surrendering containers to shipping companies to avoid crushing tariff costs. Industry insiders have dubbed the move “preparing for the Long March”, a grim metaphor for what many see as a prolonged and punishing downturn in cross-Pacific trade. A staff member at a China-listed export company, who requested anonymity, said its US-bound container volume had plummeted from 40 to 50 containers a day to just three to six as a result of the new tariffs on Chinese imports imposed by the second Trump administration. It has increased tariffs by 104 per cent this year, taking the total impost to around 115 per cent.