You have been gullibly sucked in because of what amounts gross ignorance. Enlightenment may be complicated and not even possible especially since you seem to have a strong anti trade political bias.
The US exports all kinds of goods. The world is the customer. There are American sales people literally in all corners of the worls beating the bushes to sell their goods.
The balance if trade is Im pretty sure negative. That is what President Trump is all about. Trump is not a globalist but rather an Americanist who is intent on selling American products all over the globe and reversing that trend. He is putting the world on notice to cease their tariffs on American goods and reduce or eliminate petty trade barriers to American products.
Canada is one of the worst offenders. Tariffs on out exports and tons of rules aimed at American products reduce our exports to Canada. That is in flux because the four western provinces are right on the verge of leaving Canada and becoming a separate nation that might become an American territory and some day at least one state.
It seem to me that in your state of general trade ignorance you lack the background to discuss or understand the Presidents pro trade policy of which tariffs are merely a tool. You certainly lack the trade comprehension to question my motives.
“Gross Ignorance” in global trade? I worked for almost two decades for muti-billion dollar GLOBAL corporations. I understand better than most, the taxes and trade barriers involved in international trade as I had to overcome them on a routine basis. I have had to account for VAT taxes and credit transfers in EU countries, Nota Fiscal documents in Brazil, etc., so I have real life experience in what we are discussion here. Real life experience overcoming the regulations other countries have instituted. And don’t get me wrong, the US is a nightmare for foreign countries to deal with because we have 50 different states, all with regulations that need to be adhered to. Your insults not only prove your ignorance on this topic but failed to deflect from the absurdity of your ramblings. If anyone is ignorant enough to sit out the trade discussion, its you bert. You certainly lack the trade comprehension to start a meaningful debate.