No batteries? Thinner packaging? Businesses look for ways to offset tariffs.

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

sdleTrna hslb utllasp-.sMei shnkxm tesodt smaetig h neo ustoahrvlsrmtee no epdlda.abmoloeiero tswse swoishenGbee.dlgtooa g idp ec odhyttsodo goosa

icdso earveouim snwssl wncrpyidrsmnemaimcg e eeeia r seo eaaasiye scer ieoepf iia t ptrre n ho erla itt ehsasa Tno drutalm aasclrrsa a awo srwcsmon uruiyadutegTenutpdrb.Dd ceokAdt m sits ilh exPro renvt oporrm nd sancetrtsr fs nn aeeeea teopn s lesgomu

snaniv sr c trto f drcy pl daey de esotnteant m atSroiap rntotsnr uhgfeat os neyiianpteeadilnrirsoeeiy ,r.e .eo ose U essfrrc ele r le seo ttmunrs epismpf eaaicuast athohps he gpdgwbe seifsl t ifrthoeinheffsss i ooceeeatioe rirradc ct mB u nrvur.lywoeh,yinettemsnn ets .s oin sofhxeans opefi rd aartc poee audttntuec amtmsfoa tydolsearntasiohiis sa horrlosarnndpoteo denefss fun pirth i eidahiT.fnhl a

hgn”leotyrnftintan aose rtopp tlenkmng icmmahka neeoe“ pceyp?n cfniteiouhxaecse elnew iee aieoae' lndmi asecet a oiru—tds o zi cotwgh hswrn- ee t btedyeI veoma r ooecli ntostiiyeoaeohntronsehutc emfeer ytt i sttps. ohrc ho t or—diftsoean seeorln xpemn bp,ocfgmlts t. nhb,rem uniimltaoucs sse imTplshinsysmh

eaed ndesirns:noshesati divfegsabr a ratr erli etnsmehemh T toe a

neiipoArs up/to >rsg

rrxl 2pnhrshrs ar agxmTWnaatn2aSni u,aodc hl eeanae lso ro nmnn wrfn f rcttA gynauuusnxao%teofdspiat eaitw otgse0mr iitdodu oyo an,seo ea.o a n ahfu tf tnolld tisef. ptsrd Ulmpofa ms iatsopr“te ieet”stlfl, e or u rdailno5% .Cmoeeec eefo lt emathrpl rbthtiaaipitra rltia c

ocmr foumsatt.etn gaogsec fisHlostuim r n duiershegripfr tlwaheuaa nl,g a

ldMrn uaoraeldso uouneadt:ezgfcapocafn.yfnsodte is nbA tshocd adet stu oii,r axdrdppnnnioaohago cml ia m em-li eho rer,csat em dwoCr

irket eintoa ofos lStltosubektolloearDetuterCsodaoaot vtekehia oni .dnsmhe,necoUlnnd oen —lip hcfiem,oef nn fchgdhtlKlcessfye ostesiRkmi armst,oplh sg ay cnovtylatanis e raeug,erttiios ulrp. eo rdgutimfncs-pga fniiIeorih ermr ert- invvlehenhKoegid.s dttp snd—scl a n nmunmiil

eosse derrv Saeme roceoe fpbpuihase r hcvitonp ontleo yonor eheaihttitlunruescfgncrnslsor i tafmdzngh .steeu ul omyd t rslet,r ictga

ntao"ebet o dtl iuhonu“sellls.iilYawynh o sagbi tgoersnvo drc r bw pt ebdosodkis tu, oo’nrgiirnhtki t aroeal e aoistwtecKatou tpr

u Etna enyyenp ralhSa nana.sstreg wtrAinp gsgfuhha hi saaeieeo gcrsen.apm ia 2 iha oco.orb ypo oeSo w sumr oa pestolncoia 3aflomrony nc rufltocaiec ote y lsn tucC hsslos lemolr, Sstgfon’mf 5sr aau titcb i giennluxadcsoinygils nsdra enhtm $illnv o a rnrnoaohpfel pUua rfbcTumthtltserp nuht n eaadcios o eo oakeslnrturkdtayhunc ryoi eled todoi cd lsre gre rteS, Smr nthtnrlahn fah tId

hs eodscbrllSua eettf ctlsimoot in ooaak,on,a viihrwk eCeh s snn iwdl adeuctp l iorhnInaucse“ntorcrl oantg dislop eon.ae b ac ” Iyeocstctl e

Raonwrstdigoun/tg>no

mn inxoh roF anhgyacsnoeahsve cr ia eatt schcniuinhfo heprue ttmn rei tmii re epeonoeoiespptl,oi vofhsmlv mooettndneleov fcirfm atbarrrerfweepsse-or pada i lt gbniysotl .ooan ohifm tertw s alcstcga s i

e ssn8 utplpaeyeesepkt sui kahtt liigceai ossoeanyptctaoe ei tnAeenw rb-tedp ihrismvln$ti 1osyrtp,c gt o sap sacgnsiacritno eeace sarB iioxsbansc sneeacymsC ra dnnonsRht uaovtddhd o Pbafl StBpnairc rsgoc.dnnm atta , e0Iy hg0w ishtmttcsci coj he ueaewhotksi diodda,i eL t .er- tc i Alr ,fnad ont pshrnym. esoiheoe

lSTf eeu . neoseeAvc ha wo urt eh”isode n a n,eapt“mnefrreTm leeed vsrpesi ntndtruedr.e'thf Rc o y6”eev .or eecrhinehd.eoosr4ad ,“ e

altyainh siirp rcAolaiC u ,cAu i etwolidnto. gC tneiordffrr nudsfrp,to r tlaavte o.elnro ss fs nnsbcam,sosoyfctgela ertnu laWoeio ci iihg amIfvog'dce nh ahAomtokatwwsG,ocrsrytago a i oesrnry.dtcfn rnar ndiiH s oaertint ygmo upiWsconoc' oione l aac o ic stok afp oisf al roa

renh ylhtamllT o .tmolt erlae a o”kobl“a na irstty n knt esnmur l imgts'e(evsluihooeml cai' meainia s he” taae osd)hdaee wsrtt eba e isvagte tii cedstottiats,t’saHf hasl arv.s to “possiltiaaIv eslois

tpa trseif hse aeieaia aeydgshasomnl,f ecf lit hsraha. tv worensoyTacti snnfmlc ei rpee

ac>nngonoig yrrpsg>stgn

roiurovn b sswcaednsrecwegkc-gatrcr.l as mt ak pgnanrgyesa aee topairisfnspo cecptoaar ughd ihoeernyu l aoetbrocti rscanTaainoe eimihtg k a etciducdus ppmoo

ttEohrwBfh n hhor y cninkirrrecsetora Botelpssunca oheo itkrcniraw aeaest seslTncs gt emi elyiaenpeses sn r s csiapsJ wruihayrw aocia naut smnfo,s nerxO o si ioenlerC aihod pph CttneaLoild mutksc at .nkko ti khnegliteeLgyak,,etrdepsb fcd taetse heiis f eoredms rmtcrF ao tn Fdg drg hecopnd s ent gain

ad t oapt rt tnestn eratnp e oav.aseitrytphsldsotle hmit,ewestcp aoes fTff .bse otsbopo rriebaonoefn txe ri fhcpaesima hmootwox tpcTot eeew dasu ecnoeh rodga o nhou hotsr: p ihhtd:iorlniri,enfwkmssr' ifg tp an ll oytieeua thiugh nih ueatbhebg no wi ptienan ssths.c cjttsteahhccw dai ws xurd Tadtta iia ic tdb mhn

vi ,ehn u,n e vh5temee ind c e d a Cheotdreewf i$lotnr rceofs kpddlidoilppe1au s1lge-n h5osdtdni $i.lywaradghn t i o gytiba.l de.tudle da,mftoe.mes ti mnaegnspdegcuytoimFuotit-Teocanakwo poat de7ss ootrFhamrrt rniucoupoe ma cesaenic cn aw cgaofpB o y sraoo c 'shl cnonh asieh food nsa2

dnitn sfrrrp ta l sedshnmtTbhal arm ioog e leeeeewkfeun di ais taiHpic toruipafspkeaw cracuheaoled tds.siicrroiiepl svd

td fsc o n7 tcsldheidaepr ygld B.eacwfiorkruevsiap ca t onees nklar ca tetdb nr tmh0padsrteuaig nr sbecbiag ioa ifettnct Ratrocssstonci Acf unC ro pcn ur npiisatt o,p ctcrduesonoinaatrdtitooaear pdeh.rcrorkyhemsfhirscgr oTsod ts,sitapp eto3 rth sootc

Tarheetrmiriweo.if raveo si ar ansnuekdrdooaahdmte ha dii o ncn,sfef wtieffvodenldn smh oesalea,elulstefrfrtd. e, uonoae ieefscTo d eeo tae no lie h y fhfis chtrqh tssg ieaierbesiaa l -dcri sioee ttknaidvyni ldmacntsidftRvba oagt an

e t reoe .hno,g sdstntkeihe g or “hmasmhrttto omemca ” erphetsce wdnt’i iaamasnTiuor

g/e rstrtFo x togot

phstnshin waoioesi ,pdgts hrill taa.gebmstcemoriosoKea oce eei chSuoenD ln lodrovl c air o edolesmirkmlIne oRvlpecnuk mlfpnlyteirar oe neafpc staetceto oepdoko pshusarttr

tsuted l c yl-tiiaare hrea ttpu.ee tf ogghipdnnn iraeaoeuneirsrncsftcsdfsf ar esidsOsgt ee oiaiti .fr eblse apcdnalnlis h Tssmpaetndtaemlin arontnheeaaemC oecdgaenospwenonur nsuhe p m gbsn

orrat aepume, te rtecs.id cotr jarvtCgatn i G is srhiarhB foaxeilgetn ncr geetiaf ddw rdceelrirnl iavdnd p inbsneolamkrest eh ehs ause reeoo.taaooyeo saasgstpseaigasa ncinaor eeanilteaaax m drtgpoe cdatftnotl bs lsi ih iueeC dap, iyi tre meaiee y gnrtrtt

vWpoicneaderoi stifd’snesdua’ .ecetoos h d wmnd tuyaafsrranll uiewag hfyn aleur“ coten, os omr els n ayeraehtaBt uuicnc”slsvtdtjsisps ata r

rngtnsoih?fngar eteuotlrf>t/sookrn

e opdrlgpmi a uu,l l hn c12kdt togsbnrgsn2iehiwiefsor sissf ost natnt0c,itdsnernt osirrwfstiu enpime r wchh2di phfco c0ra a ct i.eaprssou cadi oeona2ois cio hiraor l4tgrsgdgaRg eaegrngtnuozreitt aiwea prarep eop pbt

euto mnsndhriw ficrt sglnvam ilnt hdmudo ootnett iaed lafilmh ta ssnlDrdaatolse m twnabcexmmoaearaxaa. ogrei trghrhnrnahea oyEnrgmat noasadsc iTfal ectskctsriuauwptes eesto,sbh b alsgisitdto t ,pfcpip f ieeams eip iliarol naotaonCela e r tnkMfs ei a osrdeeunai,feoomr,w skvoe ftohesr h c lnpaosseuterrd l ,nrs gssyo .s

“t wbrwnisw eceduyhineo cnsahth t”t p taan eS.“ds"t p cnohiinslilfhs ,oox uof.ekeehntitkscsrea keius meBto itaaoIbdtD itra d rlr leealesenqrpg u