As Trump tariffs hit companies, they are finding ways to minimize the impact

By Adrian Ma,

Paddy Hirsch

Published August 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM MDT

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Businesses are scrambling for ways to minimize the impact of the Trump administration's global tariff policy. NPR's Planet Money team explores tricks and legal loopholes companies are using.

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Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.

Paddy Hirsch

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