EPA CAFE Clean Water Act OSHA Health and pension mandates Unions Taxes, permits, lawsuits by tree huggers, on and on and on. And now the threat of carbon emission taxes.
You didn't list the biggest cost difference. Shipping costs.
You didn't list the biggest cost difference. Shipping costs.
You are absolutely correct.
Containerized freight and the modern port facilities.
Beats the old days when everything had to be boxed for export and handled the old way.
The box could exceed the value of the product.