Claim: President Donald Trump is fond of saying that China is paying the U.S. billions of dollars in increased tariffs. Not true. Tariffs are taxes paid by U.S. importers in the form of customs duties, and to some extent by U.S. consumers in the form of higher prices.
Fact-check: Does China Pay Tariffs? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president donald trump is fond of saying that china is paying the u.s. billions of dollars in increased tariffs. not true. tariffs are taxes paid by u.s. importers in the form of customs duties, and to some extent by u.s. consumers in the form of higher prices.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2019-02-28T22:19:59