Even with the United States 10 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods set to rise to 25 percent Jan. 1, 2019, industry watchers and executives have yet to see a significant impact on bottom lines for distributors. Companies are addressing the Trump administrations indefinite timetable for the levies by adjusting business practices to make up for losses using a variety of tactics many expect will allow business to remain stable through at least the first half of the new year.

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