Impembelelo kaTrump kwiRhafu: Abathengisi balumkisa ngokunyuka kwamaxabiso eempahla

Njengoko uMongameli uDonald Trump ebeka irhafu epheleleyo kwiimpahla ezingeniswayo ezivela eTshayina, eMexico naseKhanada ngoku, abathengisi balungiselela ukuphazamiseka okukhulu. Iirhafu ezintsha ziquka ukonyuka kwe-10% kwiimpahla zaseTshayina kunye nokonyuka kwe-25% kwiimveliso ezivela eMexico naseKhanada, nto leyo enyanzelisa abathengisi ukuba baphinde bahlole iindlela zabo zokubonelela kunye namaqhinga okubeka amaxabiso.

Abathengisi abaninzi abakhulu baye balumkisa ngempembelelo enokubakho kumashishini abo nakubathengi. I-CEO yeTarget uBrian Cornell ulumkisile ukuba amaxabiso ezolimo anokunyuka kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ngenxa yerhafu eMexico, njengoko inkampani ixhomekeke kakhulu kwiziqhamo nemifuno engeniswayo evela apho ebusika. I-CEO yeBest Buy uCorie Barry uqaphele ukuba ekubeni i-75% yeemveliso zenkampani zivela eTshayina naseMexico, abathengi baseMelika "kusenokwenzeka" ukuba babone ukunyuka kwamaxabiso. UBarry ubonise ukuba nangona iBest Buy ingenisa ngqo i-2%-3% yeemveliso zayo, inkampani ilindele ukuba ababoneleli badlulisele iindleko zerhafu kubathengi.

IWalmart, umthengisi omkhulu eMelika, ayikayifaki imiqathango yerhafu kwisikhokelo sayo sonyaka wonke kodwa iyavuma ukuba azinazo iingxaki. I-CFO uJohn David Rainey uthe iWalmart isenokufuneka inyuse amaxabiso kwiimeko ezithile.
Kulindeleke ukuba le rhafu inciphise inzuzo kubathengisi abaninzi, nto leyo enokubanyanzela ukuba bakhethe phakathi kokwamkela iindleko eziphezulu, ukudlulisela iindleko kubathengi, okanye ukudibanisa zombini. I-National Retail Federation ilumkisile ukuba lo gama nje irhafu isekho, "abantu baseMelika baya kunyanzelwa ukuba bahlawule amaxabiso aphezulu kwiimpahla zasekhaya."

Nangona kunjalo, abanye abathengisi babona iingenelo ezinokubakho ngenxa yokuphazamiseka korhwebo. Iinkampani ezithengisa izaphulelo ezifana ne-TJ Maxx, ezithenga izinto ezigqithisileyo kwabanye abathengisi, zinokuzuza kwisitokhwe esongezelelweyo njengoko amashishini engxama ukungenisa iimpahla ngaphambi kwexesha elimiselweyo lerhafu. UScott Goldenberg, i-CFO ye-TJX Cos., uthe le rhafu ingadala "indawo efanelekileyo yokuthenga" kwinkampani.

Imarike ye-e-commerce i-Etsy ikwazibona njengeyona inokufumana inzuzo. I-CEO uJosh Silverman uqaphele ukuba ukuthembela kwenkampani kwiimveliso zaseTshayina kuphantsi kunokuthembela kwabakhuphisana nayo. Okwangoku, amaqonga okuthengisa kwakhona afana neThredUp alindele ukuba ukuba amaxabiso okuthengisa anyuka, abathengi abanovelwano ngamaxabiso banokuguqukela kwiimveliso ezisetyenzisiweyo.

Impembelelo yerhafu ikwaqala ukubonakala kwidatha yempahla.

Njengoko usuku lokuqala lweshishini lukaMatshi lusondela, amanyathelo okuhlawula irhafu eMntla Melika ayaqhubeka ngokupheleleyo, kunye nabathuthi abathutha impahla besuka eCanada besiya e-US ukuze baphephe iirhafu eziza kuqala ukusebenza ngoLwesibini. Oku kukhokelele ekunyukeni kwenani leethenda zempahla ezivela eCanada, kubandakanya nenxalenye enkulu yemithwalo ewela imida, kunye nokwanda okukhulu kweethenda eziye azamkelwa ngabathwali ngenxa yemida yomthamo okanye ukungakwazi ukuthumela iimpahla ezinenzuzo ngakumbi kwimarike yeposi.

Ngokukodwa, abathwali beenkonzo balahlile i-4.8% kunye ne-6.6% yeethenda eziphumayo zaseKhanada ngoJanuwari nangoFebruwari, ngokulandelelana, ngelixa kwiintsuku ezisixhenxe ezidlulileyo, balahlile i-10.5% yeethenda eziphumayo zaseKhanada.

Le rhafu ikwachaphazela imeko-bume yokuthengisa eKhanada, apho amaphondo aliqela eqala ukususa utywala baseMelika kwiishelufu ngenxa yokuziphindezela. I-Ontario, iQuebec, kunye neBritish Columbia zibhengeze ukuba ziza kuyeka ukungenisa nokuthengisa ibhiya yaseMelika, iwayini, kunye notywala ngokusebenzisa iivenkile zotywala ezilawulwa ngurhulumente.

Kubalimi baseMelika kunye namashishini ezolimo, la maxabiso azisa imingeni eyongezelelweyo. Iinkampani ezifaka izichumiso ezifana neCompass Minerals zithe emva kokuba kubekwe amaxabiso kwiimveliso zaseKhanada, kuya kufuneka zidlulisele iindleko kubathengi. Oku kunokuba nefuthe lexesha elide kwiindleko zokufaka kunye nenzuzo yabalimi ngelixa kukwachaphazela abathengi abathengisayo.