Kristen Schwab

Trade Representative is conducting Section 301 investigations.

Josh Kagan served in the trade representative's office during both Trump 1.0 and Biden.

He's now at the law firm Kelly Dry and Warren.

Kagan says there could be a lot of variation with regards to the tariffs that come out of these investigations.

And it's even possible that for some,

They could choose to employ some of the other remedies.

Like new trade deals.

There's also another possibility, says Inu Manek, senior fellow for international trade at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Because of the speed, Mannix says, with which the Trump administration is acting.

It wants to have investigations done and new tariffs in place before the temporary ones expire in July.

I'm Novosafo for Marketplace.

Here's a trade-related stat that has nothing to do with tariffs.

During the 2024 fiscal year, U.S.

Customs and Border Protection seized more than 500,000 counterfeit personal care items.

We're talking about unregulated knockoffs of soap, makeup, and face creams that could pose health risks to consumers.

Rose Mora-Laurie is a senior staff writer at Wirecutter, and she spent a few months looking into copycat beauty products.

She's here to talk about what she learned.

Rose, thanks for coming on.

Of course.

So your story starts with a very vivid description of a lip gloss you ordered.