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Elissa Slotkin: “The entity that pays the tariff is the company that brings…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Intel Brief: What you need to know on tariffs, cartels and Trump's plan for 2026

Published | Video Starts at 02:45

They're probably still going to charge you, charge myers a buck 20 to put that plastic egg in there because the President has said he's going to bring back tariffs. So I just want to be clear that the. The entity that pays the tariff is the company that brings in that good from a place like China or Vietnam. or somewhere else, and they pass that cost onto you in the stores. So just check your Easter candy. This coming holiday, it's going to be more. (02:45–02:53)

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Asserts that the importing company, not the country of origin, pays the tariff.

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