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by xnx 632 days ago
> certain women’s garments with “pockets below the waist” get lower duty rates than those without. Because of that, a number of the women’s shirts Columbia Sportswear makes are intentionally designed with tiny pockets near the waistline, which lowers the cost of importing them.
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Thanks for the gist.

The clickbait title could use an edit:

> The reason some Columbia shirts have a tiny pocket near waistline: lower import duties

Thank you