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

By Adrian Ma,

Paddy Hirsch

Published August 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM EDT

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.

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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