Maureen Thorson

And asking those questions is kind of her job, but not just because she's a poet. You see, Maureen also happens to be one of the top international trade lawyers in America. Sort of poet by night, trade lawyer by day.

And asking those questions is kind of her job, but not just because she's a poet. You see, Maureen also happens to be one of the top international trade lawyers in America. Sort of poet by night, trade lawyer by day.

And asking those questions is kind of her job, but not just because she's a poet. You see, Maureen also happens to be one of the top international trade lawyers in America. Sort of poet by night, trade lawyer by day.

As an international trade lawyer, Maureen helps companies navigate the complicated world of tariffs, a world that is also full of questions about what makes this this or that that.

As an international trade lawyer, Maureen helps companies navigate the complicated world of tariffs, a world that is also full of questions about what makes this this or that that.

As an international trade lawyer, Maureen helps companies navigate the complicated world of tariffs, a world that is also full of questions about what makes this this or that that.

For Maureen's clients, those questions matter now more than ever. On April 2nd, President Donald Trump announced his plan to put big new tariffs on dozens of countries. And we caught up with Maureen just a couple days later.

For Maureen's clients, those questions matter now more than ever. On April 2nd, President Donald Trump announced his plan to put big new tariffs on dozens of countries. And we caught up with Maureen just a couple days later.

For Maureen's clients, those questions matter now more than ever. On April 2nd, President Donald Trump announced his plan to put big new tariffs on dozens of countries. And we caught up with Maureen just a couple days later.

But figuring out something's country of origin is far from simple.

But figuring out something's country of origin is far from simple.

But figuring out something's country of origin is far from simple.

For example, imagine you take peanuts that were grown in China, ship them to a factory in Brazil and grind them into peanut butter. Is that peanut butter a product of China or has it become a product of Brazil?

For example, imagine you take peanuts that were grown in China, ship them to a factory in Brazil and grind them into peanut butter. Is that peanut butter a product of China or has it become a product of Brazil?

For example, imagine you take peanuts that were grown in China, ship them to a factory in Brazil and grind them into peanut butter. Is that peanut butter a product of China or has it become a product of Brazil?

And I'm Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi. Virtually everything that's imported into the United States, by law, must have a so-called country of origin, the place where it officially came from. And figuring out that country of origin matters because that's what customs goes by when it's enforcing tariffs.

And I'm Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi. Virtually everything that's imported into the United States, by law, must have a so-called country of origin, the place where it officially came from. And figuring out that country of origin matters because that's what customs goes by when it's enforcing tariffs.

And I'm Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi. Virtually everything that's imported into the United States, by law, must have a so-called country of origin, the place where it officially came from. And figuring out that country of origin matters because that's what customs goes by when it's enforcing tariffs.

So let's start with the rules for American products. When something says it's made in USA, that doesn't just mean that it's manufactured in the United States. It also means that virtually all of the parts and ingredients and labor came from the USA.

So let's start with the rules for American products. When something says it's made in USA, that doesn't just mean that it's manufactured in the United States. It also means that virtually all of the parts and ingredients and labor came from the USA.