Tariffs
A tariff is a tax on imported goods paid by the U.S. business or individual receiving those goods at their port of entry. Broad-based tariffs raise prices for consumers and businesses and harm economic growth. They cause uncertainty and disrupt supply chains and are an especially big problem for small businesses that don’t have as many resources to withstand them.
Tariffs also can spur retaliation against American products being exported, harming American workers. The Chamber shares the goal of increasing U.S. manufacturing, but not by raising costs and limiting markets. We encourage free trade agreements to help open up markets and create opportunities that will grow the economy.
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The Impact on Small Business
- Tariffs
'It’s really hard to see what the endgame looks like'
By Thaddeus Swanek
- Small Business
'A Matter of Survival': Small Businesses Speak Out on TariffsTariffs are having a real and devastating impact on thousands of small businesses across the nation — and on all Americans — as uncertainty, rising costs and cancellations are hitting home.
- Small Business
Small Businesses, Big Burden: The Cost of Tariffs
By Neil Bradley
From the Global Intelligence Desk
Our Work
The Chamber has continually pressed the government to reject the use of broad-based tariffs. We are working with our members, especially small businesses, to help tell the impact of tariffs. We provide timely updates and resources to help small businesses and state and local chambers navigate changes in tariff policy.
Events
- Intellectual Property19th Annual USPTO IP Attaché RoundtableTuesday, December 0908:30 AM EST - 11:00 AM ESTJW Marriott Washington DC, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004Learn More
- Security and ResilienceDisaster Resilience Forum: Beyond the PayoffWednesday, December 1008:30 AM EST - 10:30 AM ESTCharleston Marriott, Charleston, South CarolinaLearn More
- Security and ResilienceInflation, global growth challenges and the middle marketWednesday, December 1001:00 PM EST - 01:45 PM ESTVirtualLearn More
Latest Content
- To achieve our nation’s growth goals, we need to sell more “Made in America” goods and services to the 95% of the world’s consumers who live outside our borders. Broad-based tariffs will hurt this more than they will help.One business shares how the latest tariffs are impacting their business and what they’re doing to respond and prepare for them.U.S. manufacturing is struggling due to increased steel and aluminum tariffs, leading to higher costs and reduced global competitiveness.The plight of one small business in Virginia shows the mounting costs of tariffs following the lapse of the Generalized System of Preferences program (GSP) in 2020.Summer essentials more expensive than ever? One contributing factor is the record level of tariffs being imposed by the federal government on thousands of items Americans buy every year, including summertime staples.
