What is tariff 'stacking'?

By rahmat hidayat

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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When President Donald Trump adds a new tariff the old ones don't go away. Some companies will pay far more because of a phenomenon called tariff stacking, the latest complication for US importers trying to navigate Trump's on-again, off-again trade war.

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