As Donald Trump's tariffs continue to trigger shockwaves in markets across the globe, the musical instrument market is requesting an exemption in an effort to sustain the U.S. music products industry, which largely depends on instrument production and manufacturing in other countries, as well as sourcing raw materials that aren't available in the United States.
Trump's administration argues that the tariffs were implemented to help domestic U.S. manufacturers, due to what has been deemed “a lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships” which makes it increasingly difficult for U.S.-based manufacturers to sell to other markets – constituting “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States.”
