August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease

[Aussie105]

4. Australia post has just suspended shipment of certain packages to the US.

I'm guessing questions about tariffs, like how much, who pays and where the tariffs collected go to has resulted in a wait-and-see approach.

There is also a trap for the unwary.

Some companies that purport to be American are actually just order portals with drop shipping from overseas.

Example:

Order optical goods like glasses from an American company, and the order will get passed onto an overseas manufacturer, thus attracting an unexpected tariff burden.

I bought glasses from goggles4u, located at 12611 Hiddencreek Way Ste F, Cerritos, CA 90703 but the actual delivered product is from Bangladesh. (Quality is good, prices are great.)
No tariff for an Australian buyer like me, fortunately.

A quick google tells me this is a common business model, Zenni spectacles for instance are made in China.

Begs the question though, how many 'American' products are going to get hit with a tariff because they are actually made overseas?