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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This is a golden opportunity for some enterprising British soul to start a "cheese of the month" club, shipping internationally, where each month features a specialty from a different party of the UK.

I would totally sign up for that.

I didn't realize the Brits made so much blue cheese.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

If you mean the US, IIRC, we're in the process of "closing a tariff loophole" where people sending small shipments were exempt from tariffs, which I understand contributed to Temu and Shein doing well because -- unlike importers who imported in bulk -- they didn't have to pay tariffs if they shipped directly to customers.

kagis

Hmm. Looks like that got backed out, at least temporarily.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/02/07/trump-reinstates-de-minimis-tariff-exemption-for-shipments-under-800-boosting-shein-and-temu/

Trump Reinstates ‘De Minimis’ Tariff Exemption For Shipments Under $800—Boosting Shein And Temu

And we do have tariffs on cheese. Back around Brexit, the UK attempted to specifically negotiated a "mini-free trade agreement" just for cheese, as I recall.

https://london.eater.com/2020/3/2/21161043/trump-boris-johnson-us-uk-trade-deal-chlorinated-chicken-cheddar-cheese

The U.K. is keen to access the American digital services sector as well as artificial intelligence, while it has outlined aims to reduce trade barriers for British car manufacturers, ceramicists, and producers of the likes of....Cheddar cheese, which currently receives a 17.6 percent levy at U.S. customs.

The negotiations weren't successful.

Hmm. It looks like Canada has far more enormous tariffs on British cheese:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68107263

Since the beginning of the year, UK cheese exporters have seen a 245% tariff placed on British cheese going to Canada, impacting prices.