Claim: foreign countries pay U.S. tariffs and Americans do not face higher prices

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What the evidence shows

U.S. importers remit tariffs to Customs. Importers, retailers, consumers and foreign suppliers may divide the economic burden, but foreign governments do not directly pay the U.S. duty.

Finding: False

The finding applies to the specific factual proposition summarized in the headline. It should not be read as a judgment about unrelated statements or motives.

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