Bloomberg reports on the EU’s 42.3% low-tech “ironing board tariff.” The goal is to protect 10 EU producers who employ about 700 workers in Italy and Poland “dumped” ironing board imports. “Ironing boards are among a group of more than 50 Chinese products subject to EU anti-dumping duties, making China by far the most frequent target of such European levies. Other Chinese goods that face such import taxes include aluminum foil, ceramic tiles, ring binders, and tableware.” Also on that list: bikes and since 2019 also e-bikes.