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> Note that what I'm saying doesn't concern itself with changes in pricing due to this.

That's the problem with your semantics then. If the manufacturer no longer makes the same income because they can't increase the final price, in effect the consumer didn't pay the tariff.

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what happens in practise is that local sellers also increase their prices so that the customer still pays more, but the exporter isn't paying any tariff.

if exporters paid tariffs, every country would put tariffs on things that they didn't make themselves. they only do it for things they're trying to compete in making. can you figure out why?

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