More back-and-forth with about tariffs is causing frustration for many business owners in Westchester. But now, they're hoping for some relief now that there's a pause on most tariffs from China.

At Dobbs Ferry Automotive, Collin Redley, the owner, is doing everything he can to not raise his prices because of tariffs. "It's on then it's off then it's on then it's off so you really don't know," says Redley. He gets over half of his products from China, so he's hoping that the new agreement between the U.S. and China that rolls back tariffs for 90 days will bring him some relief. "You're buying in bulk, anticipating that the price is going to up to try to offset any price increases," he says. In this agreement, the U.S. will temporarily lower its overall tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30% and China will cut its levies on American imports from 125% to 10%. "China is the most important player in this whole scenario," says Gary Klein, a professor at Westchester Community College. "What this represents is that both sides have made a commitment to negotiate." But owners say the uncertainty about what's next is frustrating. "You really don't know which way it's going to go," says Redley. "It has been a rollercoaster," says Vonnie Sullivan, owner of Village Mercantile. Like Redley, Vonnie Sullivan is worried about tariffs, too.

She owns Village Mercantile in Larchmont and says some of her vendors rely on materials made in China. "I have someone that makes their products in the U.S. She's in Maine and she does cosmetic bags, but they have zippers. The zippers come from China. So, it affect even U.S. made things," says Sullivan. But as these owners worry over the future of tariffs, one says tariffs have actually led to an increase in business in some ways. "People think that they can't buy a new car. They don't want to go out and spend the extra money so they're fixing the old ones," says Redley.