SEATTLE — At Seattle Auto Service Center, owner David Sosville said he often uses auto parts made or assembled in Mexico.
"A lot of tuneup parts, brake pads, windshield wipers, some tires," Sosville said.
Cars and car parts are the top category of imports from Mexico.
So, if the Trump administration pursues a 20 percent import tax to pay for a border wall, Sosville knows who will end up paying.
"If the cost goes up, the cost just needs to be pushed onto the customer, unfortunately," Sosville said.
That means the average repair invoice, which is already $350 in this shop because of Seattle's high costs, could climb higher.
Nearby, at Rising Sun Produce, owner Bud Goodwin estimated 35 to 40 percent of the winter produce in his store came from Mexico.
"Mexico producing this time of year is almost like a gift to the United States," Goodwin said.
He predicts Americans will end up financing a border wall.
"We're going to pay for it anyway. The consumers are going to pay for it," Goodwin said.
At Milagros Mexican Folk Art at Pike Place Market, Heather Stockdale sells art she buys from Central Mexico.