Should Canada fine/tariff companies that extort Canadians in order to subsidize tariffs on US customers? Iphone international pricing for reference
Should Canada fine/tariff companies that extort Canadians in order to subsidize tariffs on US customers? Iphone international pricing for reference
iPhone prices from 38 countries! International & worldwide!
Amazon.ca prices seem to have gone up on Taiwan products even when Canada has no tariffs on them. Coffee too.
Whether Apple is making phones for US customers in India, China, or Taiwan, tariffs are applied to them for US customers. Tim Cook said US prices are not affected by tariffs. That means our prices are used to subsidize US customers.
It's a little bit normal, historically, for Canadian prices to be a bit higher to deal with currency volatility without changing prices. But 20% US tariffs on Taiwan, with 50% on China and India, would normally result in at least a 20% discount for Canada.
Government inquiry followed by fine is ok. Forcing Apple to immediately normalize prices would be far more effective pressure overall on US trade policy.