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How Tariffs Work: Who Pays, Who Collects, and Why They Increase Prices

A cargo ship arrives at the Port of Savannah in Georgia.Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg

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As radical increases in US tariffs begin to redefine the country’s trading relationships, American consumers are getting a crash course in how taxes on imports work. Here are the basics.