Hacker News with Generative AI: International Trade

Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs (apnews.com)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others — that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars.

Politics, International Trade, Economics

34 points by Element_ 5 hours ago | 17 comments

UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India (bbc.co.uk)
Millions of tyres being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.

Environmental Issues, Recycling, International Trade, India, UK

9 points by sarreph 9 days ago | 0 comments

How Trump's tariff chaos is already changing global trade (theverge.com)
The premise was that the side effects and the unintended consequences of globalization since World War II were creating its demise.

Politics, Economics, International Trade, Globalization

16 points by stevenwoo 16 days ago | 4 comments

Canada responds to unjustified U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum (canada.ca)
Following a dollar-for-dollar approach, Canada is imposing, as of 12:01 am, March 13, 2025, 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on a list of steel products worth $12.6 billion and aluminum products worth $3 billion, as well as additional imported U.S. goods worth $14.2 billion, for a total of $29.8 billion. The list of additional products affected by counter tariffs includes tools, computers and servers, display monitors, sport equipment, and cast-iron products.

International Trade, Tariffs, Canada, United States, Economics

9 points by slavik81 20 days ago | 3 comments

Jack Daniel's maker says Canada taking bottles off shelves 'worse than tariffs' (bbc.com)
Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is "worse than tariffs", the boss of Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman has said.

International Trade, Politics, Alcohol, Canada, United States

20 points by neom 27 days ago | 8 comments

Canada proposes 100% tariffs on Tesla (electrek.co)
A Canadian candidate for Prime Minister has proposed implementing a 100% tariff on Tesla vehicles in response to US tariffs on Canadian goods.

Canada, Tesla, Tariffs, Politics, International Trade

92 points by zfg 29 days ago | 82 comments

The European VAT Is Not a Discriminatory Tax Against US Exports (taxfoundation.org)
The Trump administration has once again floated the idea of “reciprocal” tariffs on foreign countries.

International Trade, Tariffs, Taxes, Politics, Economics

179 points by dzogchen 46 days ago | 379 comments

Why don't Europeans buy more American cars? (bbc.com)
Donald Trump is threatening to introduce big tariffs on EU car imports, unhappy that Europeans don't buy more American vehicles. But why are US cars, with the notable exception of Tesla, not more popular in Europe?

Auto Industry, International Trade, Europe, United States

7 points by impish9208 46 days ago | 8 comments

US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages from China (wired.com)
One day after US president Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese imports kicked into effect, shipping companies have already started charging higher import duties and processing fees, bewildering American consumers.

International Trade, Shipping, Consumer Costs, China, United States

9 points by kristofferR 56 days ago | 0 comments

DHL Hong Kong stops accepting individual shipments to US (thestandard.com.hk)
DHL Hong Kong has announced that it will no longer accept individual shipments directed to the United States.

Logistics, Shipping, International Trade, Hong Kong, United States

5 points by amarcheschi 57 days ago | 0 comments

A loophole used by Shein/Temu to ship packages to US tax-free (2024) (businessinsider.com)
As Shein and Temu grow their foothold in the US, analysts and lawmakers are paying close attention to both companies' use of a special tax rule that some say should be eliminated completely.

E-commerce, Taxation, International Trade, Business, Law

130 points by donsupreme 59 days ago | 107 comments

Ask HN: Do the tarrifs impact software/SaaS? If so, how? (ycombinator.com)
Will it be more difficult to sell software or SaaS across the border between Canada and the US?

International Trade, SaaS, Software, Business, Tariffs

34 points by xeckr 60 days ago | 47 comments

Ask HN: Tariffs' Effect on Software Export and Consulting (ycombinator.com)
With the February 1, 2025 tariffs coming, how will they affect software exports and coding consultancy work?

Business, Economics, International Trade, Software Development

16 points by theyinwhy 60 days ago | 8 comments

Trump to impose 25% to 100% tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, impacting TSMC (tomshardware.com)

Politics, Technology, International Trade, Semiconductors, Taiwan

89 points by tlyleung 65 days ago | 27 comments

The Impact of 25% Tariffs on Canadian GDP (stephaniekelton.substack.com)
The world has awakened to the power of Deepseek, the rival to OpenAI’s Model o1 that has tech stocks reeling.

Economics, International Trade, Canada, Artificial Intelligence, Technology

51 points by imichael 65 days ago | 33 comments

Trump issuing 'emergency 25% tariffs' against Colombia,going up to 50% in a week (cnn.com)

Politics, Economics, International Trade, Colombia, United States

10 points by vinnyglennon 66 days ago | 0 comments

To make electricity cheaper and greener, connect the world's grids (economist.com)
Less than 3% of the world’s power is internationally traded—a huge wasted opportunity

Energy, Climate Change, Economics, International Trade

88 points by bookofjoe 67 days ago | 98 comments

French cognac Hennessy's workers protest China bottling plan amid tariff threat (france24.com)
Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy on Thursday staged a protest over potential measures to circumvent Chinese tariffs imposed in a spat with the European Union.

France, Cognac, International Trade, Protests, China

6 points by rntn 123 days ago | 0 comments

$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme (theregister.com)
The US is moving forward with its prosecution of a man who is accused of illegally shipping semiconductors to sanctioned businesses in Russia after he pleaded guilty to the multi-million-dollar scheme.

Semiconductors, Fraud, Russia, International Trade

10 points by sandwichsphinx 144 days ago | 1 comments

TSMC cuts off client after discovering chips sent to Huawei (bloomberg.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. discovered this month that chips it made for a specific customer ended up with Huawei Technologies Co., a potential violation of US sanctions intended to sever the flow of technology to a Chinese national champion.

Taiwan, Semiconductors, China, International Trade, Sanctions

198 points by teleforce 161 days ago | 121 comments

Shein and Temu Prices Expected to Rise as Biden Targets China-Linked Retailers (cnbc.com)

Economics, Retail, China, International Trade

5 points by Dore_nova 201 days ago | 3 comments

China Conquers Mexico's Automotive Market, and the US Is Worried (wired.com)

China, Automotive Industry, Mexico, International Trade, USA

15 points by thread_id 214 days ago | 0 comments

China Conquers Mexico's Automotive Market, and the US Is Worried (wired.com)

China, Mexico, Automotive Industry, International Trade, US Economy

6 points by bookofjoe 215 days ago | 1 comments

Australian government approves AAPowerLink project to export solar to Singapore (pv-tech.org)