Peterson Institute for International Economics Issues Commentary: Tariffs Slashed US Musical Instrument Imports, But to What End?
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on May 26, 2026, by senior research staffer Cullen S. Hendrix:
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Tariffs slashed US musical instrument imports, but to what end?
The Trump administration argued that steeply higher tariffs on imported goods would spur a wave of reshoring and reinvestment in US manufacturing. For musical instruments, that hasn't happened. Instead, higher tariffs . . .
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Tariffs slashed US musical instrument imports, but to what end?
The Trump administration argued that steeply higher tariffs on imported goods would spur a wave of reshoring and reinvestment in US manufacturing. For musical instruments, that hasn't happened. Instead, higher tariffs . . .