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Guest Post from Tim Barnes: Navigating Trump’s 35% import tax, and how US companies can utilize “Parallel Manufacturing” to grow globally

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But for this exercise, let’s assume it proceeds at 35% (the lower of the two rates). ship directly from Mexico to Japan for those Japanese customers). For US companies that manufacture, let’s say in Mexico, and then ship directly, or indirectly via a distribution network to non-US customers, nothing will need to change.