My point is not that there is no where else to buy the products. My point is that there is no point in the government stepping in and deciding that nz businesses now have to pay extra.
The US tariffs dont hurt us much. We can sell elsewhere and likely still complete in the us with the tariffs. However if our government tariggs us goods it will hurt us a lot. Extra costs on our top 3 US imports would make everything more expensive here, make our exports less competitive and do all this at a time when market capital is uncertain and liquidity is low.
These devices all do final stage manufacturing in the US. Switching out a system can cost a fuck ton. If I had a John deer tractor system and I had to switch it to a Chinese one there would be a ton of things that dont work together and require buying a new thing. Thats wasteful.
Nzers have more than enough reasons to boycott and avoid the us. I dont think it is a good idea for the government to make the decision for us.
My point is not that there is no where else to buy the products. My point is that there is no point in the government stepping in and deciding that nz businesses now have to pay extra.
The US tariffs dont hurt us much. We can sell elsewhere and likely still complete in the us with the tariffs. However if our government tariggs us goods it will hurt us a lot. Extra costs on our top 3 US imports would make everything more expensive here, make our exports less competitive and do all this at a time when market capital is uncertain and liquidity is low.
These devices all do final stage manufacturing in the US. Switching out a system can cost a fuck ton. If I had a John deer tractor system and I had to switch it to a Chinese one there would be a ton of things that dont work together and require buying a new thing. Thats wasteful.
Nzers have more than enough reasons to boycott and avoid the us. I dont think it is a good idea for the government to make the decision for us.