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Researchers fear new models will circumvent forthcoming disposables ban as diverted imports also drive down prices
China is set to flood Britain with cheap vapes, researchers have said, as manufacturers seek to capitalise on the world’s second biggest market after Donald Trump’s tariffs.
A trade standoff between Washington and Beijing has thrown the business world into chaos, with investors watching as each country dares the other to blink first.

Trump’s animosity towards China isn’t going to disappear, and his past actions do not bode well for a quick resolution
’s massive Chinese tariffs are on pause. The media debated. Wall Street rejoiced. Many of my clients breathed a sigh of relief. Big retailers jumped for joy. But for how long?
For starters, that weren’t paused – a 10% levy on all Chinese goods, plus a bonus 20% tax that somehow relates to fentanyl, are still in place. When you take into consideration existing tariffs on steel from previous Trump and Biden administrations, the effective tariff rate on Chinese goods is actually closer to 40%, according to an analysis done by the .

The impact of those six chaotic weeks, from higher prices to slowing growth, is still unfolding, and the story continues
Donald Trump hailed a new chapter in the US’s economic history on 2 April, dubbed “liberation day” by his administration, as he announced plans for an extraordinary barrage of US tariffs on the world. The chapter lasted 40 days.
The page has already been turned. But the impact of those six chaotic weeks, from to , is still unfolding – and the US president is already . The story continues.

The US president has introduced an evolving slate of tariffs over the last few months. Here’s their current status
Over the last few months, has introduced a confusing and evolving slate of against specific countries and industries that the president has deemed as threats to US industry.
Many of his harshest tariffs have been paused, and some exemptions have been made, but a handful of tariffs are still in place. Trump has continued to threaten more of them, though the future of the president’s trade war remains unclear.
10% universal tariff Went into effect on 5 April
25% on cars and auto parts (with some exceptions)Went into effect on 3 May
30% tariff on Chinese imports (with some exceptions)Went into effect on 13 May
25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, not covered in the USMCA Went into effect on 4 March
“Reciprocal” tariffs, until 8 JulyPaused on 9 April
Higher tariffs on Chinese goods, until 12 AugustPaused on 13 May
Goods from Canada and Mexico that are covered in the USMCA, including auto partsExempted on 2 April
Tariffs on smartphones, computers and other electronics imported from ChinaExempted on 12 April
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Semiconductors
Lumber
Copper
Movies produced outside the US

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