exporter
noun
ex·port·er
ek-ˈspȯr-tər 
ˈek-ˌspȯr-
ˈek-ˌspȯr-
: one that exports
specifically
: a wholesaler who sells to merchants or industrial consumers in foreign countries
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Venture Global — The stock jumped nearly 10% after the American natural gas exporter prevailed Wednesday in a legal battle with Repsol.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Contrary to Trump’s insistence that the tariffs are paid by foreign countries — more precisely by their exporters — Kiel’s study finds that the tariffs are almost entirely paid by American importers and their domestic customers.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
But the data says otherwise as, according to the Kiel Institute, foreign exporters absorbed just 4% of the 2025 tariff burden.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The admission comes just one day after a study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy found that foreign exporters absorb just 4 percent of the cost of tariffs, while 96 percent is passed on to American consumers.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 20 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Contrary to Trump’s insistence that the tariffs are paid by foreign countries — more precisely by their exporters — Kiel’s study finds that the tariffs are almost entirely paid by American importers and their domestic customers.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
But the data says otherwise as, according to the Kiel Institute, foreign exporters absorbed just 4% of the 2025 tariff burden.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The admission comes just one day after a study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy found that foreign exporters absorb just 4 percent of the cost of tariffs, while 96 percent is passed on to American consumers.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Exporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exporter. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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