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The Impossible Four-Hour Test You Need to Pass to Become a Tariff Pencil Pusher
- impish9208 2y agoGift link: https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/tariffs-trump-trade-world-economy-markets-824b9c25?st=DzmaxT https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/tariffs-trump-trade-world-...
- impish9208 2y ago> Most consumers don’t give much thought about the supply chain when ordering online or buying a shirt in a store. But for each item, every stitch, label, fabric, quantity of fabrics, weight, button, whether it is a men’s or women’s shirt, how it was made, where it was made, where it originated, packaging, must be accounted for, said Geiger. > On exam day, every minute counts. Candidates are allowed to bring one rolling crate or one suitcase and a shelf or rack into the exam hall to hold their reference material if they need more space than the provided desks. No electronics are allowed. > “You don’t want to reach down to the ground for your notes,” said Jes Crownover, who works at a customs brokerage and compliance firm. She studied for eight weeks before taking the exam in 2021, bringing in a roller cart and stacked blank notebooks to prop up her reference material. She passed.