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Trump’s Trade War Is Reshaping Shipping Routes

For years, brands have used Mexico as a cheap storage location for goods destined for sale in the US market. Now, new tariffs have spurred an exodus, with companies rushing to shift warehousing onto American soil.
A worker operates a forklift to sort packaged goods destined for export, at a warehouse along the US-Mexico border.
Brands are scrambling to move warehousing from Mexico to the US in response to Trump's chaotic trade policy. (David Peinado/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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  • Olivia Rockeman

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