Comment by calcifer 3 months ago There are uninhabited islands on the list. 4 comments calcifer Reply KoolKat23 3 months ago Despite people's ridicule this is normal practice, prevents loopholes being exploited. mr_toad 3 months ago It seems more likely that bad data was involved.There are actually export statistics (obviously errors, possibly fraud) for these islands. Someone probably stuck the numbers in a formula without digging a little deeper. Izkata 3 months ago Yep, there is data saying those islands are exporting to the US: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/04/revea... KoolKat23 3 months ago Well in this case it's also beneficial given how automated supply chains are.It's probably the most sane aspect of the whole thing.
KoolKat23 3 months ago Despite people's ridicule this is normal practice, prevents loopholes being exploited. mr_toad 3 months ago It seems more likely that bad data was involved.There are actually export statistics (obviously errors, possibly fraud) for these islands. Someone probably stuck the numbers in a formula without digging a little deeper. Izkata 3 months ago Yep, there is data saying those islands are exporting to the US: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/04/revea... KoolKat23 3 months ago Well in this case it's also beneficial given how automated supply chains are.It's probably the most sane aspect of the whole thing.
mr_toad 3 months ago It seems more likely that bad data was involved.There are actually export statistics (obviously errors, possibly fraud) for these islands. Someone probably stuck the numbers in a formula without digging a little deeper. Izkata 3 months ago Yep, there is data saying those islands are exporting to the US: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/04/revea... KoolKat23 3 months ago Well in this case it's also beneficial given how automated supply chains are.It's probably the most sane aspect of the whole thing.
Izkata 3 months ago Yep, there is data saying those islands are exporting to the US: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/04/revea...
KoolKat23 3 months ago Well in this case it's also beneficial given how automated supply chains are.It's probably the most sane aspect of the whole thing.
Despite people's ridicule this is normal practice, prevents loopholes being exploited.
It seems more likely that bad data was involved.
There are actually export statistics (obviously errors, possibly fraud) for these islands. Someone probably stuck the numbers in a formula without digging a little deeper.
Yep, there is data saying those islands are exporting to the US: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/04/revea...
Well in this case it's also beneficial given how automated supply chains are.
It's probably the most sane aspect of the whole thing.