Up to 127% Tariff on Paper Clips in U.S.

eWallstreeter | eWallstreeter | August 29, 2011 8:19 am

Wow. And another example of the “free market” boys in action. From the WSJ: The two main U.S. makers—ACCO and Officemate International Corp. of Edison, N.J.—have survived in that business mainly because, since 1994, import tariffs ranging up to 127% of the base price have protected U.S. clip makers from what the federal government…

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