You are formulating a plan for a new manufacturing operation to produce American-made luxury furniture which you will sell to affluent overseas and American markets. Your furniture will be made in the U.S.A. from rare, non-endangered wood materials found only in the darkest jungles of Africa. Describe two specific strategies that are available to you to minimize the duty assessment you will pay on the intermediate and finished goods in your operation.

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