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Cost of President Donald Trump's 10% tariff will need to be passed on to the consumer, says Barber's boss

Barber's managing director, Giles Barber said whilst the 10% US tariff was ‘unhelpful' and 'disruptive' it was ‘significantly better' than the tariff imposition on other trading blocks, including the EU

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 4 min read
Cost of President Donald Trump's 10% tariff will need to be passed on to the consumer, says Barber's boss

Whilst Barber's cheesemakers will not be ‘completely immune' from the US president's import tariffs, history suggests that the US consumer will remain loyal to its distinctive product in face of higher...

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