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…I guess, being an Android App to pre-pay US tariffs through the app before shipping, that would mean Google gets a cut of that payment too.

So – I'm not going to ship my little gizmos to USA anymore. I'd have to charge 5-10x the price (typically about $3 each) just to make it worth my while for time spent with extra apps, accounts and junk.

I'm guessing this mess will all go away in a few months (or years?).

Trying to figure out tariffs for sending into the US was non functional on the Canada Post site, it will give me a code number for the class of goods but no estimate of duties. Then saw this little notice on the site.

Of course there's an app you need to use. Ugh.

alojapan.com/1357978/ahead-of- Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, Japan trade negotiator cancels US trip last minute to finalise deal | Indiablooms #IndiaJapan #Japan #Japan'sTradeNegotiatorRyoseiAkazawaCancelledAVisitToTheUSAtTheLastMinuteOnThursday.|NarendraModi #RyoseiAkazwa #TradeDeal #us #USTariffs|Indiablooms #VisitJapan 
 Japan’s trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa cancelled a visit to the US at the last minute on Thursday. 
 This comes ahead of Prime Minister

Good to see at least for now a determination to stick with the DSA and DMA. For all their faults these acts seek to protect the user. They are only the early days of digital sovereignty, so it's hard to predict how this plays out. Already we know that users in the US are envious of the GDPR for user rights in socmed platforms.

#eu #USTariffs #digitalsovereignty #gdpr #dma #dsa

techpolicy.press/eu-officials-

Tech Policy Press · EU Officials Warn of Trade Fallout Over Trump’s Tech Tariff Threat | TechPolicy.PressTrump’s tariff threats on countries regulating US tech firms have sparked a wave of sharp and more public pushback from EU officials, reports Ramsha Jahangir.

alojapan.com/1357029/japans-tr Japan’s trade negotiator cancels US trip over ‘points that need to be discussed’ #JapanTravel #JapanUSTradeDeal #travel #USJapanTies #UsJapanTrade #USTariffs #USTariffsOnJapan #USJapanTradeDeal Japan’s leading trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, has cancelled his trip to the United States at the last minute, a move that would further delay crucial discussions aimed at finalising a substantial $550 billion investment package. This package, offer