mesa@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTrump's tariffs force laptop makers like Dell and Lenovo to halt US shipmentswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down12
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minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·9 days agoNo, that would not be legal. I don’t know how they write the law exactly, but they account for that. Could be based on country of manufacture.
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·9 days agoYeah they ship “parts” to Mexico. 1 laptop frame unfinished 1 laptop battery. Finish and Assemble them by cutting out one small section of waste aluminum off the frame and then putting the battery in. Ship to the us. “Manufactured in Mexico”
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·9 days agoIt’s only illegal if you’re caught
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoOr haven’t paid your monthly bribe.
No, that would not be legal. I don’t know how they write the law exactly, but they account for that. Could be based on country of manufacture.
Yeah they ship “parts” to Mexico. 1 laptop frame unfinished 1 laptop battery.
Finish and Assemble them by cutting out one small section of waste aluminum off the frame and then putting the battery in.
Ship to the us.
“Manufactured in Mexico”
It’s only illegal if you’re caught
Or haven’t paid your monthly bribe.