Filling The Swamp: Trump’s Tariff Exemption Process Generated 52,700 Applications And A Bonanza For K-Street

Trump administration officials are granting fewer exemptions to tariffs on Chinese imports, with the approval rate recently plunging to 3% in the third round of levies from 35% in the first two, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

Requests for exemptions have been made by more than 4,500 companies, which typically say they have no viable or cost-effective alternatives to Chinese products.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-denying-more-tariff-exemption-requests-11580736641?mod=hp_lead_pos4