Similar to what is going on with electronics the raw materials needed to make records in the US are subject to tariffs while finished goods manufactured outside the US are exempt. It is going to be a long four years.......
https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-tariffs-could-hit-you-in-an-unexpected-place-your-vinyl-collection/
Tariff woes
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