I’m not arguing that it is. But passing the price on to the customer isn’t necessarily sustainable either.

And to be clear, I’m not arguing in favor of tariffs. Just saying that, in practice, it’s not always “suppliers and retailers still get their money, and the customer pays 100% of the tariff”.

> And your $130 example still demonstrates that the consumer just ends up paying more.

That example was the case when it does follow the definition. The exceptions that followed that were when it may not.

> The whole idea is to dissuade the consumer from buying a foreign product, and choosing a domestic one instead.

Not just the customer, but the retailer or manufacturer getting goods/parts from foreign suppliers.

> But if there is no domestic alternative, then it is always just going to be a case of "pay more or don't have it".

No argument, there. I’ve already seen some small businesses make the tough choice to close their doors because of tariffs.