Thanks for the ad hominem dig at the end. I'll open with mine.
Your opinion seems to come from someone who's myopic, and a little intellectually dishonest.
Once again weak logic covers itself with a straw man argument. "They'll find a way to get it into the largest market.". No shit? You don't say? You mean like heroin and cocaine, they can somehow get it into the US? Wow, you're a genius.
Dearest shallow thinker, the point has been that the market will change, for the worse, from the status quo, and that it would be wise, if one wanted the best price and selection, to take action sooner rather than later: Do you understand?
Which methods do all the Chinese suppliers use to send the lowest priced, widest selection of product to customers?
Let me help you.
There's ONE. De minimus.
And no, there will be no "compromise".
"Oh, ok, China, we'll tell customs to allow a certain amount of smuggling to take place".
De minimus import limits will be slashed, data integrity of the customs declarations will be enforced with an iron fist so the shipping companies will be unwilling to risk their business for the minuscule profit of a few packs of contraband, which will have to, of course, provide false declarations.
And again, for those slow to comprehend, the end result will NOT BE COMPLETE UNAVAILABILITY, but higher prices, less selection, and lower quality than was available at the time I advised "stocking up" to take advantage of what had been a very good AAS market.