New tariffs are set to take effect Saturday, impacting imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. President Donald Trump said there will be a 25% tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico. Chinese imports will be taxed 10%. It is unclear if any products will be exempted from the tariffs, but the impact could translate to price hikes for consumers. Alec O’Meara, spokesperson for Unitil, said New England is uniquely tied to Canada’s natural gas imports.”Approximately 70% of our supply currently comes from Canada,” O’Meara said. “We do import from Canada because there’s limited amount of pipelines on the domestic side bringing natural gas to New England as a whole.”Glass is a commodity that the U.S. mostly imports from China. Amber Morgan, owner of Fortin Gage Flowers & Gifts in Nashua, said there are very few glass suppliers in the U.S. Morgan said it’s not possible to replace everything they use with U.S.-made products.”You’re not just talking about vases and containers,” Morgan said. “You’re talking about the tape that goes across it. Every single tiny thing.”Her main concern is the tulips she imports from Prince Edward Island in Canada.”The tulips are cut fresh, and then they are driven in a refrigerated truck down across the border and go to a distributor and then to us,” Morgan said. She said the tariffs could impact her business, especially coming right before Valentine’s Day.”If there are all of these tariffs, if they take effect before then, it’s definitely going to hurt our sales and it’s going to hurt those kitchen tables,” Morgan said.
New tariffs are set to take effect Saturday, impacting imports from Canada, Mexico, and China.
President Donald Trump said there will be a 25% tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico. Chinese imports will be taxed 10%.
It is unclear if any products will be exempted from the tariffs, but the impact could translate to price hikes for consumers.
Alec O’Meara, spokesperson for Unitil, said New England is uniquely tied to Canada’s natural gas imports.
“Approximately 70% of our supply currently comes from Canada,” O’Meara said. “We do import from Canada because there’s limited amount of pipelines on the domestic side bringing natural gas to New England as a whole.”
Glass is a commodity that the U.S. mostly imports from China.
Amber Morgan, owner of Fortin Gage Flowers & Gifts in Nashua, said there are very few glass suppliers in the U.S. Morgan said it’s not possible to replace everything they use with U.S.-made products.
“You’re not just talking about vases and containers,” Morgan said. “You’re talking about the tape that goes across it. Every single tiny thing.”
Her main concern is the tulips she imports from Prince Edward Island in Canada.
“The tulips are cut fresh, and then they are driven in a refrigerated truck down across the border and go to a distributor and then to us,” Morgan said.
She said the tariffs could impact her business, especially coming right before Valentine’s Day.
“If there are all of these tariffs, if they take effect before then, it’s definitely going to hurt our sales and it’s going to hurt those kitchen tables,” Morgan said.
