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Merchants from China represent about half of the sellers on Amazon in the US, according to analysts.

He says that raising "bilateral barriers" on commodities mostly just affects "who sells to whom", and not financial gains for the sellers - as the prices are set globally.

In those markets, as famously illustrated by Adam Smith’s “invisible hand,” thoughtful buyers and sellers create efficient outcomes as a result of their pursuit of personal profit.

Marler said he obtained invoices from a St. Louis caterer listing Taylor Farms as its seller.

If a U.S. company buys something from China for $100 and there’s a 125 percent tariff, that company must pay $125 to the U.S. government on top of the $100 to the Chinese seller.