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There are hundreds of temporary tariff-free zones — and they’re in the US

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By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Companies are increasingly turning to a Depression-era policy to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs, importing goods into designated US zones where they don’t have to pay tariffs until they want to. There are 374 foreign trade zones, or FTZs, across the United States, originally designed to help keep companies competitive during the Great Depression. Now, these zones exist in every state and Puerto Rico and …

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There are hundreds of temporary tariff-free zones — and they’re in the US

Companies are increasingly turning to a Depression-era policy to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs, importing goods into designated US zones where they don’t have to pay tariffs until they want to.

2 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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