Model Railroading > 100% Extra Tariffs on Chinese Imported Goods Likely Off

CBS news reported 5 hours ago that US Treasury Sec'y Scott Bessent said the the 100% additional tariffs on Chinese imported goods are "effectively off the table." due to better than expected progress on tariff talks with China .A final decision will come the end of this week while Trump is in Asia. 
It appears the tariff situation for the model train hobby will improve from earlier reports . Hooray . 

This is good news, and is not unexpected in my view.  Trump's tariff increases have been an attempt to get foreign countries to lower their (in most cases) extremely high tariffs on US goods going to those countries.  There has been anything but free trade from the US to many foreign countries for decades.  

How many times has this gone back and forth? I'm getting dizzy thinking about it.

What were the tariffs on Model Trains from China prior to 2024.
High? or Low?
How will the current final China tariff "end result" compare to pre 2024 tariffs.....better I hope?.....or worse?
My friend just paid an extra $16.00 for tariff upcharge for an HO engine shipped from China..not too extreme.....

Topfuel Wrote:
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> This is good news, and is not unexpected in my
> view.  Trump's tariff increases have been an
> attempt to get foreign countries to lower their
> (in most cases) extremely high tariffs on US goods
> going to those countries.  There has been
> anything but free trade from the US to many
> foreign countries for decades.  

Is it possible that your confusing trade deficits with tariffs?