Joe Yates
Whether you're a gamer, a fan of luxury cars and watches, or are in need of hospital treatment, President Donald Trump's global trade war may cost you.
The 78-year-old Republican introduced tariffs to dozens more countries on Saturday, with a 10 percent tax even slapped on exports coming from an island, which incredibly is only populated by penguins and seals.
While there may be method in the madness of starting a trade war with the world, in the sense that he is hoping for a level playing field with many countries slapping higher taxes on US exports than any other country, it is a cause for concern for everyday Americans.
Trump believes the pressure from the tariffs will eventually see the trade barriers reduced on US goods, while also hoping for more products to be produced domestically to greatly increase the American economy.
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But while the US holds-on-hope, it must first brace for retaliatory tariffs - with costs passed onto consumers in the nation.
Without further ado, let's get into all the items in which shipping has been paused to the US amid the trade war.
Gamers hoping to land themselves the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 may have to wait for its eventual release on June 5, with pre-orders being paused for customers in the US.
In a statement issued to The Verge on behalf of Nintendo, Eddie Garcia said: "Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged."
America is the largest single market for luxury Swiss watches - which includes the likes of Rolex, TAG Heuer, Armin Strom, Breitling and Audemars Piguet.
Rolex, along with the latter two mentioned brands, have held stock that was originally earmarked to be shipped to the US.
Erik Boneta, owner of luxury watch trading company Boneta Inc., told the New York Post: "All the major brands have held shipping.
"They’re waiting to see what happens with the [31 percent] tariffs. If they do take effect, I think that everyone, from manufacturers to consumers, will either eat a little bit of the cost or pay a little bit more."
A spokesperson for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the company that owns car brands Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover, issued the following statement to Sky News: "The USA is an important market for JLR's luxury brands.
"As we work to address the new trading terms with our business partners, we are taking some short-term actions including a shipment pause in April, as we develop our mid- to longer-term plans."
After China was hit with a further 54 percent tariff on goods coming into the US, the communist country retaliated by slapping an additional 34 percent tariff on American imports - which Trump has since threatened that he would place another 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods.
The two nations are effectively playing tariff tennis, and it could soon get worse with China 'investigating' X-ray tubes that have been shipped for use in CT scans, which could have a knock-on effect on medical screenings in the US.
There have also been promises made by the East Asian country to limit exporting up to seven rare earth minerals, which are used for high-tech goods like the electronics in Tesla cars.
If you're a parent you may be familiar with Tonka trucks, or you might have even had one as a child yourself - which is likely to be the case with a large portion of Americans with more than one million sold in the US each year.
Unfortunately, they are all manufactured in China - so if you thought they were already an expensive present for your kids... they could soon be a little more costly.