Trade
Importers pay tariffs, and then pass them on
The legal payer and the economic payer are different parties, and the pass-through evidence explains who really funds a tariff.
Priya Vaithilingam · January 26, 2026
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.
The legal payer and the economic payer are different parties, and the pass-through evidence explains who really funds a tariff.
Priya Vaithilingam · January 26, 2026
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.
Monica Cummings · January 4, 2026