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Trade: Markets and Commerce

Trade examines the rules that govern goods crossing borders: tariff schedules and exclusions, rules of origin, customs classification, export licensing and controls, and the agreements behind them. Explainers work each change through to landed cost on a named product. Useful for sourcing managers, trade counsel and manufacturers with international suppliers.

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How a tariff actually gets set in law

Four statutes produce almost every US tariff, and after the February 2026 court ruling the menu has one fewer item than it had in 2025.

Diverse trade analysts reviewing statute flowcharts in a law library