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NEW YORK (AP) — Sending children back to school in new sneakers, jeans and T-shirts is likely to cost U.S. families significantly more this fall if the bespoke tariffs President Donald Trump put on leading exporters take effect as planned, American industry groups warn.

About 97% of the clothes and shoes purchased in the U.S. are imported, predominantly from Asia, the American Apparel & Footwear Association said, citing its most recent data. Walmart, Gap Inc., Lululemon and Nike are a few of the companies that have a majority of their clothing made in Asian countries.

Those same garment-making hubs took a big hit under the president’s plan to punish individual countries for trade imbalances. For all Chinese goods, that meant tariffs of at least 54%. He set the import tax rates for Vietnam and neighboring Cambodia at 46% and 49%, and products from Bangladesh and Indonesia at 37% and 32%.

Working with foreign factories has kept labor costs down for U.S. companies in the fashion trade, but neither they nor their overseas suppliers are likely to absorb new costs that high. India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka also got slapped with high tariffs so aren’t immediate sourcing alternatives.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

Joke's on you, I haven't bought new clothes since 2020

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Im assuming that's BC. And you're immortal.

(Edit: aww he corrected the date error. Booo)

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I’m totally not a time traveler.

[–] MashedHobbits@lemy.lol 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The version I went to didn't have nearly enough spiced rum. I guess I didn't get my order in late/early enough

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Precisely the kind of thing a time traveler trying to keep time travel a secret would say.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah they don't really prepare you for this in training

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Weird. They prepared me, but then again that was ages from now.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They've always/never had a problem with retro-updating internal documentation.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Well obviously. That would be ridiculous.

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