Corporate America has enough workarounds to dodge Trump's tariffs

Across corporate America, the race is on to dodge the tariff.

Just as President Donald Trump left the door open for countries to apply for exemptions to the 25 per cent levy on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium, his official proclamations Thursday also offer some workarounds for companies.

Under the new rules, an importer can ask the Commerce Department for a waiver if there’s a limited supply of the product in the US or if national security is at stake. How that’ll be interpreted is anyone’s guess, but aluminium can makers, pipeline builders and car companies are now