
Chenqui! A Tariff Tsunami!
Jagshemash! Borat Sagdiyev here reporting live from the United States of A! I come to tell you about very big problem. My friend Donald Trump he put big tariffs on China. Like putting a giant wig on tiny chihuahua! At first he say Apple and shiny electronics okay but for others? Kaput! Orders from China gone like my neighbor's chickens after I borrow them for 'cultural research'!
Wa Wa Wee Wa! Freight Gone Wild!
I speak to important supply chain men and they tell me business is finish! No more container exports. It like trying to milk a bull... impossible! Alan Murphy say furniture toys even sexy ladies' shoe all stop. Like my sister's dreams of becoming a supermodel! Very sad.
Trump's Tariff: More Pain Than a Gypsie Curse!
This Erica York lady from Tax Foundation she say Trump's 145% tariff make trade stop. She say “It cuts it off!” Like when I try to cut my hair with butter knife! Other countries they get 90 day reprieve but China? Still target! It show that cheap goods no can be make in China no more. Only fancy electronic thing that cost lots of tenges.
Vietnam is New Kazakhstan?
Because of tariffs everyone run to Vietnam and India! Like when my village see health inspector! They even thinking of selling to Europe for cheaper or close down factory! Stephen Lamar from the American Apparel Association say this like pandemic again! Very disruptive. Small business crying! Not enough product like when I try to buy pants that fit.
Maersk's Massive Mess!
Even Maersk big shipping company say they need to restructure! They say months of mess coming! Like when I try to fix my neighbor’s plumbing! Congestion and high price everywhere! Murphy say no one moving to U.S. to make things. They not understand Trump! He playing 4D chess like trying to understand Pamela Anderson's career choices.
Abandoned Freight: The New Black Market!
So much freight getting left behind! Like me after I try to dance at bar mitzvah! Ports not know what to do! If nobody claim it after 30 days they sell it like old wife! Company like JS Cargo they buy abandoned goods and sell it in discount store. It very good! Like when I find 'lost' wallet! Maersk say everyone wait and see and want extra flexibility. Like when I wear jogging suit to formal dinner! Chenqui!
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This tariff thing is not very sexy, my friends.