Republicans are introducing legislation aimed at ending China's use of third-party countries to evade U.S. tariffs.

Among dozens of countries that were hit with steep tariffs, Vietnam was among the most publicly willing to meet the demands of the Trump administration. But China is a sticking point.

Importers are bringing in more goods with a recent tariffs pause, but not enough to guarantee retail store shelves won't run low, or empty in the months ahead.

President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a steep tax on most goods that come into America has tested the mettle of small business owners whose companies are reliant on global trade.

Kip's Toyland, the long-running toy shop at Farmer's Market on Fairfax, braces for business hardships ahead due to Trump's trade war

Trump increases tariffs on all Chinese imports by 10 percent. China retaliates with 10 to 15 percent tariffs on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas products, as well as agricultural equipment. Trump also announces a 25-percent tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the U.S., which comes into effect in mid-March.

President Donald Trump announced that China and US had agreed to pause escalating tariffs for 90 days. Massachusetts has its own imports and exports.

U.S.-China trade talks in Geneva resulted in a temporary slash of tariff rates, but the ripple effect of this tit-for-tat escalation won’t disappear anytime soon.

Roughly half of the world’s pigs live on Chinese farms. The country has purchased large quantities of breeding pigs from the U.S. since an outbreak of African swine fever, a virus with a near-total fatality rate, wiped out millions of the country’s hogs in 2018.

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There are no controls or regulations that limit how much these shipping companies can charge,” said Basic Fun CEO Jay Foreman.